When I heard about the new construction in Lower Manhattan, it is a bitter sweet. What you realize is that what you are building may not be for the working class however it will bring jobs which will help many working class families. However I do realize that we need to keep these small neighborhood businesses in operation as that too will affect this new Lower Manhattan. I do realize that the long-term interests of the working class are in jeopardy too.
With regard to dealing with Wall Street, of course we will build these new buildings but I will try my hardest for some of these bankers to realize that the best economy is the one of a strong middle class. The middle class pumps money back into the economy and keeps small businesses operating as well. I would like to schedule a meeting with Wall Street and the small business owners so that they can see what this potentially could do. In this time, it is great that many people are loyal to the stores that they shop in so I am hoping that with the potential loss of families moving out of the area with the gentrification, these small business owners can win over the Wall Street people and they will use their businesses.
When I meet with the politicians, I would like for them to see the potential negative effect this could have on the area. While these new buildings are great, we cannot move the entire working class people away from where they came. I’d like for the politicians, Wall Street and the union leaders to work cohesively. This area has many working families and we need to try to keep as many as possible or the government will be bought by big money and the working class will lose much of what they gained.
I’d like for the union leaders to get their members to write letters to Wall Street and the politicians so that their voices can be heard. The more people write and possibly march for a cause;the