A Giant Celebration

The Giants won the Superbowl. Hooray for them. Today, in New York City, there will be a celebration parade. I am not a big sports enthusiast, but I understand the joy that people feel when their team wins. What I do not understand is where the city is getting the money to pay for this party. Every day, in the newspapers, I read about how the city has no money. They want to eliminate teaching jobs. They want to scale down police and fire jobs. Cutback and firings have been rampant. So, tell me, how are we footing the bill for this. I know people that are calling in sick to go to the parade. I know of parents that are taking their children out of school for this. Of course, these are the people that "are all caught up" on their work and "honor students" who can all afford to miss a day of productivity. Mayor Bloomberg stands at his podium, at least once a week and cries a tale of woe, at the cities finances. This parade will cost millions of dollars of overtime pay for sanitation and police. Is there a hidden slush fund that NYC residents are not aware of? How can we believe our politicians if they say one thing and do another.