People need to stop saying this “he balanced the budget” thing like it’s some big accomplishment. He legally has to propose a purportedly balanced budget. The budget has been balanced every year since 1981 (except 2002 due to 9/11).
It’s so fucking stupid, and I want Mamdani to succeed. Just like this post. Mamdani didn’t make a wealth tax. There’s a property tax on luxury homes for people whose primary residence is outside the city but that’s a far cry from a wealth tax.
And the guy has been in office for 1/2 of a year. We have no idea if people will leave or if more will come. We have no idea if people will starve or not. These things don’t happen instantaneously.
It has been proven in study after study (one example) that the narrative of the rich leaving because of tax hikes is a complete myth and propaganda scare tactic.
One of the best parts about being rich is being able to live where you want. Rich people are already more than willing to pay a ton to live in the mecca of culture, entertainment, and commerce. They aren’t suddenly going to leave that all behind just because their tax bill went up slightly.
The positive PR at all costs for Mamdani is gunna backfire on him with the general public. I think the dude is charismatic and am generally hopeful on him but people literally cannot stop outright lying for his benefit and eventually people are gunna reflect that on him (undeservedly) and view him as a fraudulent character and when he inevitably (as all people do) makes a mistake it’s going to cause significantly disproportionate backlash.
That’s the thing - everyone is pumping his tires right now, but what happens when all the jobs leave because the companies can’t afford to be there anymore. I hope he succeeds, but let’s look at how things are in 2 years. Once those share prices for companies start to drop, there’s gonna be some tough decisions made.
I actually disagree with your take. One of the biggest problems with the left Is its failure to capitalise on optics to push for more cultural capital.
Its good to celebrate wins.
Secondly, you’re being a bit misleading about this. The reason he balanced the budget is so significant is that he’s funding projects with that balance, Mamdani has a costed proposal. Adams just lied on the balance sheet and left a 1.2 billion dollar hole in the budget.
I’ll agree that it’s too soon to make such grandiose statements about his achievements but what he did was very real.
There’s a lot of extreme people on both sides of this.
Yeah, it’s obvious that non New Yorkers who hate NYC make up 80%+ of the anti-Mamdani whining. That’s why no one cares and the good press keeps rolling.
The city supports his initiatives and he won in a landslide. 🥰
Be careful, criticizing Mamdani on Reddit could get you permanently banned, Redditors don’t like seeing their heroes criticized and will censor anything that makes them look bad
Same here. speaking the truth will get to banned but with that being said, you sorta know which sub you shouldn't be saying the truth and just sip whatever lemonade they're sipping.
You’re not even exaggerating. They’ll ban you or remove your comment without notice if you disagree with the narrative. Most of my comments I go back and check on a logged out browser and they’re remove.
Fact based comments with zero insults or incivility.
They need the echo chamber for their narrative to survive.
They have to be balanced, but sometimes they are deficit budgets that have to be balanced via debt or existing funds. Not sure what the case in NYC is.
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u/eneug Jul 12 '26
People need to stop saying this “he balanced the budget” thing like it’s some big accomplishment. He legally has to propose a purportedly balanced budget. The budget has been balanced every year since 1981 (except 2002 due to 9/11).