And the thing that I'm looking forward to next year is that we're not going to have to inherit a $12 billion fiscal deficit, no matter how tough it is. I think Bloomberg was one of the ones who did it [used budgetary gimmicks]. How does straightening out that without pulling from different pension funds that are gonna, you know, mature in 2032, how do you begin to straighten those finances out without having … (24:18–24:21)
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Asserts that former Mayor Bloomberg used budgetary gimmicks to balance the budget.
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