▲ 1021 ▼ Mamdani balanced the NYC budget (lemmy.zip) submitted 6 months ago by favoredponcho@lemmy.zip to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world 142 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] krisevol@lemmus.org 4 points 6 months ago (6 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] chinaski@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 months ago (3 children) You mean city employee pensions. That is roughly 750,000 people. Id rather the pension lose city contributions than multiple programs that effect the average NYC tax payer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] krisevol@lemmus.org 1 point 6 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chinaski@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) Your sarcasm is too vapid. You need more wit. The employee is still contributing. The pensions are 84% funded which is well above the avg pension program. And the city will continue contribution after correcting the sabotage Adams caused. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] socsa@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago It's kind of amazing how many people don't understand that requiring excessive pension liquidity is a conservative strategy to kill tha viability of pensions. Relentless conservative media has completely broken us. Conservatives will tell you that tax breaks for the rich pay for themselves through growth, but government pension funds can't be invested in infrastructure for the same reason. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) you're right, now I understand that firing about a hundred thousand people and cutting all city services would have been better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] chinaski@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 months ago (3 children) You mean city employee pensions. That is roughly 750,000 people. Id rather the pension lose city contributions than multiple programs that effect the average NYC tax payer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] krisevol@lemmus.org 1 point 6 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chinaski@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) Your sarcasm is too vapid. You need more wit. The employee is still contributing. The pensions are 84% funded which is well above the avg pension program. And the city will continue contribution after correcting the sabotage Adams caused. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] socsa@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago It's kind of amazing how many people don't understand that requiring excessive pension liquidity is a conservative strategy to kill tha viability of pensions. Relentless conservative media has completely broken us. Conservatives will tell you that tax breaks for the rich pay for themselves through growth, but government pension funds can't be invested in infrastructure for the same reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] krisevol@lemmus.org 1 point 6 months ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chinaski@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) Your sarcasm is too vapid. You need more wit. The employee is still contributing. The pensions are 84% funded which is well above the avg pension program. And the city will continue contribution after correcting the sabotage Adams caused. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] socsa@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago It's kind of amazing how many people don't understand that requiring excessive pension liquidity is a conservative strategy to kill tha viability of pensions. Relentless conservative media has completely broken us. Conservatives will tell you that tax breaks for the rich pay for themselves through growth, but government pension funds can't be invested in infrastructure for the same reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chinaski@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago (1 child) Your sarcasm is too vapid. You need more wit. The employee is still contributing. The pensions are 84% funded which is well above the avg pension program. And the city will continue contribution after correcting the sabotage Adams caused. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] socsa@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago It's kind of amazing how many people don't understand that requiring excessive pension liquidity is a conservative strategy to kill tha viability of pensions. Relentless conservative media has completely broken us. Conservatives will tell you that tax breaks for the rich pay for themselves through growth, but government pension funds can't be invested in infrastructure for the same reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] socsa@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago It's kind of amazing how many people don't understand that requiring excessive pension liquidity is a conservative strategy to kill tha viability of pensions. Relentless conservative media has completely broken us. Conservatives will tell you that tax breaks for the rich pay for themselves through growth, but government pension funds can't be invested in infrastructure for the same reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago (1 child) you're right, now I understand that firing about a hundred thousand people and cutting all city services would have been better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
