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More reasons why I'm glad i don't live in New York, the weather isn't that warm, and the taxes and politics are awful.​

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The 'Warmth of Collectivism' Sure Looks Like a Giant Cash-Grab for Woke Governing Bodies​


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The 'Warmth of Collectivism' Sure Looks Like a Giant Cash-Grab for Woke Governing Bodies

Zohran Mamdani's NYC budget hikes taxes to fund woke agencies, risking economic harm and public safety cuts.
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Zohran Mamdani ran on a platform of making things more affordable for New Yorkers. That was a lie, and less than two months into his administration, Mamdani is threatening to raise property taxes on everyone while failing to deliver on all the "free" stuff he promised voters.

But what Mamdani actually plans to do is use New York City taxpayers' money to fund a plethora of woke government agencies to undoubtedly advance his socialist, DEI agenda. Check out some of the spending in his massive $127 billion budget.....
 
JoeBobbaLou2 said:
Not sure why his supporters are surprised. He was pretty transparent during his campaign run. Well, these are corollary effects of supporing someone like him?
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They're idiots. We got the same type up here, who elected a Mayor of Toronto whose main platform was raising taxes. She raised taxes and her approval rating dropped by 15 points overnight. It's like, I can't even blame the politicians like Brandon Johnson, Mamdani, Chow, etc. They aren't hiding who they are. Moronic Leftists just see "Black", "Muslim", "Woman" and check that box.
 
HereticBD said:
They're idiots. We got the same type up here, who elected a Mayor of Toronto whose main platform was raising taxes. She raised taxes and her approval rating dropped by 15 points overnight. It's like, I can't even blame the politicians like Brandon Johnson, Mamdani, Chow, etc. They aren't hiding who they are. Moronic Leftists just see "Black", "Muslim", "Woman" and check that box.
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amazing how "vote for the most qualified" for the position has been usurped by "vote someone who checks certain demographic boxes."

I mean, c'mon.
 
My goodness... It gets better and better

All this "Free stuff"... and no way to pay for it



Mamdani shortchanges MTA — by $621M — in preliminary budget while pushing free buses​

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Mamdani shortchanges MTA — by $621M — in preliminary budget while pushing free buses

The Big Apple will need to pay about $621 million more than the Mamdani administration has penciled in for MTA subsidies in fiscal year 2027, according to the New York City Comptroller’s offi…
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The Mamdani administration has grossly underestimated how much it will owe the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the mayor’s first budget, even as he pursues a campaign pledge to make city buses free, a budget watchdog said.

New York City will need to pay about $621 million more than the Mamdani administration has penciled in for MTA subsidies in fiscal year 2027, according to the New York City Comptroller’s office, which called out “contributions to MTA” as one of the clearest examples of chronic underbudgeting in the plan.

Still, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has not dropped his pledge to make city buses free, a proposal that could cost roughly $800 million.

Mamdani’s preliminary plan overlooks how quickly New York City’s operating support for the MTA has been rising. Independent Budget Office figures show subsidies increasing from about $1.2 billion in fiscal year 2023 to $1.4 billion in 2024. The IBO issued a report last year that said subsidies for 2025 were on pace to exceed that.

The city’s Access‑A‑Ride reimbursement has also jumped from about $250 million in 2023 to $465 million in 2024 after state budget language increased New York City’s share of the cost to as high as 80%. Five months into fiscal year 2025, New York City had already spent $218 million on paratransit, according to the IBO.

Student fare costs are climbing as well. The Department of Education’s lump sum payment to the MTA for Student OMNY cards rose from $45 million to $50.5 million with the rollout of year‑round, 24/7 student tap privileges in the 2024-25 school year and will increase along with fare hikes the MTA instituted in January.

MTA leaders have warned they would sooner raise fares than significantly rein in spending.

The authority’s board last year approved a $21.3 billion operating budget for 2026 that builds in back‑to‑back fare and toll increases of roughly 4% while still projecting deficits later in the decade. At that meeting, an MTA finance committee member cautioned that the plan could mean “even more” hikes if new revenue does not materialize.

The agency is also under scrutiny for record overtime spending and nearly $1 billion a year in fare evasion losses, fueling doubts about its ability to competently self‑fund new mandates like Mamdani’s free bus pledge.


And LOL at MTA's attempt to limit bus fare evasion... Took about 5 minutes to defeat it

 
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A Very Serious Cat said:
Don't you live in Canada? By your logic he is more able to comment on this than you...
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Lol at him being the thread police. Yet, he never has a rational thought in any thread

He's just sick of getting shredded in the Carney thread and not being able to explain why Canada's economy has been in the shitter for 25 years.

Hint - Over Taxed and Over regulated

Ask him how he feels about Alberta wanting to leave that shit show

Honk Honk
 
Scerpi said:
Lol at him being the thread police. Yet, he never has a rational thought in any thread
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Yeah, you're super rational, Tex. All you ever do is parrot propaganda in threads that aren't particularly your business.
Scerpi said:
He's just sick of getting shredded in the Carney thread and not being able to explain why Canada's economy has been in the shitter for 25 years.
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Lol yeah that isn't happening in the real world
Scerpi said:
Hint - Over Taxed and Over regulated

Ask him how he feels about Alberta wanting to leave that shit show
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Alberta separatists are delusional traitors
Scerpi said:
Honk Honk
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GFY
 
Mamdani is starting to feel like the worst thing that has ever happened to me. I can't imagine how bad it would be if I lived in NYC
 
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