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Posted on 2/21/26 at 10:03 am to
Posted by Rip Torner
Member since Jul 2023
1719 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 10:03 am to
It needs to get infinitely worse before people will ever understand and it needs to in the entire nation. The Left needs to be exposed for what they truly are which is incredibly stupid and incapable of governing
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
21778 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 10:22 am to
to his credit, he seems to be doing things w/out assuming it takes magic to get it done. he is showing NYC exactly the problems with what they want.
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
21778 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 10:24 am to
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He and his liberal arts staffers are getting a quick lesson on economics. He's having to reneg on nearly every single major campaign promise just to try and pay for one of them


Maybe that was known to them? He isn't hiding anything. He is being open about the numbers and the extremes it takes to do them. In the past these folks would jsut do it, run up debt and claim bankruptcy or something.

I am beginning to think Mamdani was created just to give progressives everything they want but put it all in public so they have no choice but to own their stupidity or admit they were wrong.
Posted by Doctor B
Member since Jul 2024
1459 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 10:32 am to
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Libraries should absolutely be cut. Huge waste of money. Technology has changed and it's not 1920. People aren't going down to the library to look up atlas data anymore.

The New York public library system budget is $480M and the Los Angeles system is $270M a year. Wrap your mind around those numbers. It's absurd.


This is true to an extent. Yes, people look at the material differently -- most of the time on a desktop computer, tablet or phone. But a lot of sociology, medical or science research material -- people aren't going to scroll through all that on a phone. Sometimes, you need an actual book or bigger screen to look at several pages of stuff.

The brick and mortar branches should be a reduced role, but not eliminated.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
130485 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 10:48 am to
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lol Trump shot that down before the Commie got elected.


Dems will be back in power and bail them out

Biden bailed out Cali and Illinois after covid
Posted by Great Plains Drifter
Flyover, U.S.A.
Member since Jul 2019
9468 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 10:51 am to
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lol Trump shot that down before the Commie got elected.


You assumed I meant within the final three years of DJT. We taxpayers will potentially be on the hook way after that.
Posted by Jizzy08
Member since Aug 2008
12319 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 10:53 am to
He plans on destroying the city then blame Trump/Republicans when it happens and his minions will gladly re-elect him.
Posted by dkreller
Laffy
Member since Jan 2009
33783 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 1:23 pm to
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You assumed I meant within the final three years of DJT. We taxpayers will potentially be on the hook way after that.

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