Reasonable Rudy Giuliani
by Ryan Sager
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 at 2:33 PM
updated Mon, 20 Aug 2007 at 2:41 PM
Libertarians may love to hate Rudy Giuliani, but he's popped up on one of their strongholds today: the Reason Foundation's Web site (the Reason Foundation publishes Reason magazine).
His piece's title: "Management Requires Measurement: The Key to New York City's Renaissance."
In it, he compares out-of-control New York City to out-of-control America:
I hear something very familiar when I travel the country. No matter where I go, Americans are asking, "What's wrong with Washington?" They're frustrated that the government doesn't solve problems. There's no accountability for actually making things better. From immigration and tax reform, to education and protecting Americans at home and abroad, I keep hearing people say their government just isn't working. And the reason this sounds familiar is that when I ran for Mayor, New Yorkers had just about given up on their city. They believed the city's best days were behind them. Citizens in New York came to think that city government was broken beyond repair and there was little reason to hope for a better future.
Everything changed in New York, he argues, with CompStat. And, he argues, it can happen again at the federal level.
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