THE ISSUE: Comptroller DiNapoli’s comments about Wall Street bonuses and state revenue.

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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli may be expecting more revenue from Wall Street bonuses than he’s going to get (“Two-Faced Tom,” Editorial, Feb. 28).

While those who got bonuses may work for NY firms, many have since relocated to affiliate offices elsewhere in the United States.

Since 2000, 1.3 million New Yorkers, with an average annual salary of $90,000, have voted with their feet and been replaced by much lower salary-earners.

DiNapoli had better wake up and do the math. He’s in for another shortfall.

R. Adelmann

Houston, Texas

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In a previous life, as a loyal member of the Assembly under Speaker Shelly Silver, then-Assemblyman DiNapoli voted in favor of every adopted state budget.

He concurred with increasing spending above the rate of inflation, along with allowing state debt to grow by billions upon billions of dollars.

In return, DiNapoli got to bring home his share of the bacon, and many of his constituents, including myself, didn’t believe that most of these treats were kosher.

It is interesting that, after all these years, DiNapoli is attempting to reinvent himself.

Then again, why would anyone expect anything less from one of Albany’s insider career politicians?

Albany needs to return to old-fashioned, pay-as-you-go financial management, means-testing for all assistance programs and the abolishment of all member-item pork-barrel spending.

Larry Penner

Great Neck