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CTyankee

(68,510 posts) Tue May 14, 2019, 06:04 PM May 2019

For DU New Yorkers: do you remember "Ford to city: drop dead"? [View all]

It was the headline in the NY Daily News (a tabloid) when Pres. Ford refused to help bail out NYC during its financial crisis.

What are your memories of that:

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For DU New Yorkers: do you remember "Ford to city: drop dead"? [View all] CTyankee May 2019 OP

Some say it cost him the Presidential election. I thought he made the right decision... PoliticAverse May 2019 #1

There was and is a lot of prejudice against New York across the country. Some think it CTyankee May 2019 #2

Stocks Skid, Dow Down 12 Ron Obvious May 2019 #3