Editorial
City, Middle Class Need Each Other
      Last week, some 20 members of the New York City Council called for Mayor Michael Bloomberg to abandon his demand to imose a seven percent hike in city property taxes in January 2009. We agree. The property tax is the only one over which the city has any immediate control— all other taxation measures must be approved by the state legislature in Albany.
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Where's Bailout Limit?
      To The Editor: The proposed text for the $700 billion bailout does not seem to have a ceiling. "Sec. 6. Maximum Amount of Authorized Purchases. "The Secretary's authority to purchase mortgage-related assets under this Act shall be limited to $700,000,000,000 outstanding at any one time.
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Hails Queens Papers
      To The Editor: "Daily Papers Once Flourished in Queens" (Jason Katzman—August 27) was a great trip down memory lane of newspaper history.
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Obama Unfit
      To The Editor: I have followed American politics closely since I was a child in the 1940s. No election of my lifetime has left me as apprehensive as the current one. There are compelling reasons why Barack Obama is dangerously unfit to be president of the United States.
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McCain Will Lead
      To The Editor: John McCain's leadership qualities are needed to steer this country through difficult economic times and threats to our national security. McCain can be trusted to lead us because he has been vetted.
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Salutes Con Ed
      To The Editor: The people of your area are fortunate to be served by the dedicated line crews of Con Edison—a dedication we witnessed firsthand when they joined line workers from FirstEnergy utilities to restore service to about one million of our customers following high winds on September 14.
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