Talk:Shawn Berger
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Do mayors have much power over their own city in the US? I know its the point of the joke in the article, but it seems such a pathetically modest goal for a presumebly influential rich man. --FFN 17:18, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
- By and large, no, mayors are hardly anything in the grand scheme. Different cities have different levels of mayoral power, and the prominence of the city itself factors in as well. The mayors of New York and Chicago, for instance, are often in the national spotlight and are the heads of their own executive branches (instead of simply being part of their city councils). Also, being corrupt and in bed with the mob and big business has made some mayors more powerful than their job descriptions would suggest. But the mayorship of "Central City" really can't be much to write home about. - Jackpot 18:56, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
