Gothamist: Mayor B's Money Money Money

eli

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 22:03:26 -0500

If he spent $70 million in 2001, then he would have to spend almost $76 million in 2005 to keep up with inflation.. so... he really only overshot by $1.8 million (or 2%). Though, this is all based on the government's CPI (Consumer Price Index) which, I think, underestimates inflation (hell, they don't even count energy costs or home prices). Just so you know. Oh, go here for inflation calculator: http://www.westegg.com/inflation/

Daniel

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 16:09:04 -0500

Now I'm no math tutor (false), but if Ferrer's 19.5 million was spent at $19/vote, he'd have gotten over 1M votes; Bloomberg's 77.8 million at $103/vote would only have gotten him about 700K votes. Mayor Freddie? Demand a recount!?

kevin bracken

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 15:02:38 -0500

i wish i had known i could get flown home if i volunteered. that would have been awesome! i am a new yorker studying abroad and my plane tickets have become very expensive. if mike decided he wanted to pay my airfare, that would have been alright.

rhubarbpie

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 13:17:21 -0500

The articles about the mayor's re-election campaign spending don't mention the tens of millions he spent handing out contributions to not-for-profit agencies as an "anonymous" donor, an effort that he ramped up significantly in the last year. All good causes, but money given with a purpose: stay away from my opponent, whoever it is. Real cost of his election to the mayor: probably above $100 million, or about a quarter for the rest of us.