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He balanced the budget by doing some things right! But an additional 4bn came from the Governor that is trying to get reelected and is sucking up. Don't forget that.
NYC contributes a lot more than that to the state. I don't mean that in a "it's not fair!" way but NYC residents just receive fewer benefits for each tax dollars they put in and that will continue to be the case.
Subsidizing rural communities a good thing as long as it's not at the expense of the people keeping the state running. If the infrastructure crumbles, there are no tax dollars to fund anything
Me made 500 million from taxing more. He made up the other 11.5 billion from State subsides and stopping pension contributions.
And I applaud that!
Pension bit is a bit iffy.
Right, no one deserves to retire. We can't afford it
How much of that 4bn originally came from the city anyway?
Oof that's a difficult question. Do those that generate the revenue deserve more of said revenue or is there some redistribution?
Doesn't matter to me right now because I think he is doing a great job
I think if there's a surplus it should be redistributed, but the city should get what it needs to balance it's budget before anything goes to the state/fed. This spending could be audited by the state to ensure that the money is not going to waste/corruption. Those who are producing the revenue should be able to benefit from it before anything goes to others.
I disagree with that. M understanding of a society is that you are helping on another. That should create an equal level of wealth, comfort, whatever you want to call it. So much for the theory.
Budgets are numbers set by what do I have and what do I want. And the want part is dynamic just as much as the have part. And as soon as there is some have everybody wants something. Why wouldn't you just keep it all?
Another point is that a city can't exist on its own. It needs food, water, logistics and people that come in to work. It is a giant standing on another kind of giants shoulders. It is not only morally right to share the revenue but necessary to keep the system running.
Speaking of morals: of course we need to help the others that are less fortunate.
Like i understand this, but also (as an NYC resident) its extremely demoralizing to spend so much money on taxes and not see those taxes reflected back in the city (crumbling infra, disgusting streets, a subway system that constantly smells like hot piss, etc) and is exactly why people end up leaving NYC/high tax areas because they don't feel like their money is going to good use.
The cost of external logistics like water, waste management, highways, etc should be factored into the budget
I have no problem helping people, but I have a problem with a massive chunk of my tax dollars going to red towns who are constantly fighting to pay the least (while getting bankrolled by the rest of us) while I live in a city where things are literally falling apart.
And that's fine for now, we will see what happens moving forward
Absolutely! I think he is doing great and want them to succeed
1000% The more he succeeds and shows that these principles progressives have pushed for years are effective the more we can hopefully swing the rest of the nation and get votes for a better country for all of us.