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Mamdani updates Reagan's "nine most terrifying words" with nine more terrifying words: "I worked all day and can't feed my family" (i.imgur.com)
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[–] -3 points 5 months ago* (13 children)

You also can’t blame someone for not reading every comment on every post in the community.

It's the otherway around sunshine: I am trying to garner how much pelespirit, you, and 21 of you know about how rich people keep their money.

tax on second houses, which is a tax on the rich.

Blackrock & Vanguard do not own homes. Yet they own every company in the AmeriKKKa. If Mamdani wanted to actually go after the actual rich of NYC, he’d be targeting their industries.

Also, liquidate private equity entirely.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (12 children)

    "He hasn't cleared the impossibly high bar I set so obviously he is trash"

    Mamdani cannot liquidate private equity.

    Targeting industry might or might not be possible for a mayor. NY has the most powerful mayor in the country but that doesn't make him all powerful.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago (11 children)

    Is there a reason why you place strawmen interpretations when trying to actualize meaningful progress?

    Mamdani cannot liquidate private equity.

    In his city, he can make it both illegal to do so, and use that liquidity for state projects.

    Targeting industry might or might not be possible for a mayor..

    Better to try where it actually penalizes the rich, than people with actual needs of secondary homes.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (3 children)

    Can you describe exactly why anyone would need a second home? I cannot fathom any legitimate reason besides luxury for no reason.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    Disabilities, logistics, surveys sheltering, snowbirding, etc..

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago* (1 child)

    How would it help a disability any more than a hotel or some such? Unless it's related to weather/climate somehow.

    Idk what you mean by logistics but maybe
    idk what surveys sheltering is
    Snowbirding barely legitimate, if you make enough to afford it you deserve to be taxed for it.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Not all hotels have the dedicated staff to take of people say paralytic, dialysis, sun allergies, etc..

    Access to water, food, resources, equipment, etc. Bananas don't grow whene apples grow, etc.
    Mountainous vs flats, vs lakes, vs rivers, etc.

    Snowbirding barely legitimate, if you make enough to afford it you deserve to be taxed for it.

    Then go right ahead and die of hypothermia🙃.

    For a progressive, you sure like to steal from people.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (6 children)

    Is there a reason why you place strawmen interpretations when trying to actualize meaningful progress?

    Mamdani's actions in the first few months of his mayorship have been one of the few bright spots of meaningful progress we have seen in the past decade.

    In his city, he can make it both illegal to do so, and use that liquidity for state projects.

    Citation needed

    Better to try where it actually penalizes the rich, than people with actual needs of secondary homes.

    This is rich. Somehow Mamdani is not going hard enough against the money and also he is picking on the poor and downtrodden who own Million dollar flats that they don't even live in.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (5 children)

    Citation needed

    he is picking on the poor and downtrodden who own Million dollar flats that they don’t even live in.

    Citation needed

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (4 children)

    The Pied-à-Terre Tax and Its Potential Revenues - Office of the New York City Comptroller Mark Levine https://share.google/4ybZGPdS9SjIVlVdd

    The pied a terre tax is on properties valued at 5 million or more. That doesn't sound like working class families to me? How about you?

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (3 children)
    1. Why a Google redirect?
    2. You're aware this is a proposal that never took effect. If you did read it, acquiring $510 million in taxes doesn't even tackle the billionaires…
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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    _Why a Google redirect?__

    I don't know what that is

    The proposal is what this is. The governor has expressed support. It's in progress.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    The Google redirect is how you shared the link, it makes a new shorter URL that takes you to the actual website. I assume you pressed 'share' or something instead of directly copying the URL, which is this:

    https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/the-pied-a-terre-tax-and-its-potential-revenues/

    In general it is best practice to copy the URL directly, as it is compatible with all browsers (the one you posted does nothing on Firefox) and prevents tracking and such.

    Agree with you on the argument n stuff just doing my part to educate about the Internet, hope that made sense :)

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