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Amazing things can happen when you slightly raise taxes on the wealthiest of the wealthy
327 upvotes, 24 comments. Sidechat image post by justinian in US Politics. "Amazing things can happen when you slightly raise taxes on the wealthiest of the wealthy"
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Anonymous 22h

I just realized conservatives moved the goalpost in the comment section here like crazy. Just shows you how pathetic American politics really is

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Anonymous 22h

And you know, move money around to make the balance sheet look good.

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Anonymous 21h

Very little of the deficit was cut using increased tax revenues from the rich

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Anonymous 8h

Ok as a liberal I’m saying this is misleading. Yes it’s balanced for THIS year but it relies on a lot of variables and shifting obligations that will work in short term but doesn’t solve the issues long term. I’m all for liberal policies but also pls don’t scare aware the wealthy New Yorkers who are the tax base cause then city really will go broke

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Anonymous 21h

Wait til you see how he actually did it tho, he literally just pushed things back a few years to artificially free up space on the budget.

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Anonymous 1d

Still no free busses

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 22h

No such thing as a free lunch.

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Anonymous replying to -> landtrust 22h

Nah. It’s just that I’m not gonna give him a atta boy for doing his fucking job lmao

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 22h

Yeah, the first mayor to do his actual job in a while. He’s also expanding childcare and public services. Out of curiosity, are you a Trump supporter?

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Anonymous replying to -> #11 21h

That's not how most of the gap was bridged- most of the money was disbursed by the State over 2 years in a deal Mamdani put together, and is offset in the future w/ taxes on the ultra-wealthy and forcing corporate and property owners to pay fines they duck. Trying to use the pension/class size delays as an criticism when the alternative is a $12 billion dollar shortfall is hilarious

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 21h

When nobody has in ages it’s definitely commendable

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 21h

Not yet. Albany is the one you gotta yell at for that

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 18h

do you know what a balance sheet is.

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 12h

Yet. He’s been in office less than a year give him time

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 11h

Y’all really can’t recognize an actual win when you see one

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Anonymous replying to -> #9 9h

Cause this isn’t an actual win

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Anonymous replying to -> #17 6h

you mean like the ones who by and large don't actually live there and just own property

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Anonymous replying to -> #15 3h

As someone one section away from passing the CPA exam, yes.

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Anonymous replying to -> #9 3h

Cause it’s not an actual win. It’s just kicking the can down the road by getting the city on the hook for problems with pension payments down the road.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2h

“Just doing his job” you guys weren’t saying that his ideas were “run of the mill just his job” when he was elected or started doing it, you’re only saying it because they were successful. If he was “just doing his job” then you need to at least condemn all the previous mayors that DIDNT DO THEIR JOBS and you should start supporting his ideology. At least disagree with him with some self respect for your own parties goals and disagreements and not just this cop out lmao

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 1h

And buy more and more property to make more money on a place they don’t live. Ya let them move out of the country for all I care, if I have to rely on the uber wealthy doing shit like that making MY life worse to support our dysfunctional and failing country, then let it fucking burn. Proudly, if we have to rely on these fuckers extorting us to prop up the government, then let it all reset because that’s a shitty economy to be a slave to

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Anonymous replying to -> #17 1h

They won’t leave dawg. These billionaires won’t even notice the extra loss lmao

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Anonymous replying to -> #18 1h

They’re probably not leaving so you’ll probably just have to deal with it lol. Might as well squeeze some good public funds out of em, make the most of it. Wouldn’t you rather they be forced to contribute rather than move away and continue hoard their money to themselves? The 1% controlling 99% of the money has always been fucked and this is one of the ways to stop that

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Anonymous replying to -> #13 58m

Ofc, I’d rather them bend over and stop taking exorbitant wages and instead contribute themselves and let everyone else contribute their fair share of taxes and support. Hence why I support them being taxed and restricted by mamdani. If they decide to leave because of “how hard it is for them” then so be it, maybe they should have considered how hard it is for the rest of the 99% of us lmao

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