Same reason status quo democrats dont like him.
I can’t remember who said it, but it’s like he got in office and saw the “Get Shit Done” button an jus for the life of him couldn’t understand why previous Mayors weren’t usin it
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A city owned office building, why aren’t a majority of the units being made affordable?
What units?
I live in CA, and our tax dollars get squandered. Gotta be progressive and know what your doing. We have one but not the other
Yep.
They are going to reach into your pocket no matter what. The only question is if your money goes to a bunch of rich guys or back to people like you.
I don’t know if I love that phrase’s use here as it sets up the government as some foreign entity that is stealing from you when, at least in theory, it should be the price you pay for your community’s betterment. Of course that’s not what it feels like in the US (maybe anywhere, maybe federal taxes feel bad always), but that’s an argument for redistributing power and fixing the underlying systems more so than it is to be upset that taxes are a thing (or paint them as… Evil or something which this phrase does).
That is the point. The taxes are reality, you are going to pay them. Whether they are evil or not depends on what that money is used for.
I mean it’s no khrushchevka, but I suppose it’ll do…
its why most democrats are against him too.
Cause hes setting a dangerous precedent of an elected official serving people, not money.
Slavoj Zizek calls the Democrats “capitalism with a kinder face - LGBT rights and so on and so on.”
That’s really it. They think the core economic system is working. They’re fine to greenlight social policies that don’t challenge it, especially if they think it will win them votes. And that’s all they are.
My thought is that for many many years politicians didn’t really have to do anything to re-elected. And when they were asked to do something they would always say “we can’t afford that.” or they would write a bill that would promise “thing” will get funded 10 years from now. So these lifelong politicians have turned into lazy fucks just there for the money and are pissed at these younger officials that are actually doing the job they were elected to do.
I have to admit I had been lulled into a sense of nothing will change attitude and now that I see how wrong I was I’ve become quite pissed off.
When basic competent governance is seen as radical, you know how bad things have been/are. I’m so jealous of the city right now. I’m seeing videos pop up every day about some new project. Meanwhile my town wont fix potholes unless you very specifically ask them to do so, and then they will only fix THAT ONE even if there are others nearby. There are not nearly enough trees and basically no functional public transportation, so getting anywhere without a car is a pain. I can’t get anyone in the town gov to answer my emails and while I haven’t been to a board meeting yet, I’ve been told by someone else who has gone that they’re so disinterested in what people have to say some of them have literally fallen asleep on the job. But we’ve just been stuck with them because my town are a bunch of NIMBYs who don’t care as long as their taxes don’t go up.
I live in Harlem. He really has been great! He’s just a genuine and nice guy too!
Edit: word
Edit: word
You don’t have to add “word!” just because it’s Harlem
It’s ok, we speak jive.
Word
Church.
We can see how using taxes better helps people in many other countries and states, and like this where he can do good work that helps people and society, as public servants are supposed to do. People see it but don’t care. Just look up how much is spent per person for healthcare in countries and their health outcomes. Basic things are getting worse in us due to unhealthy policies they chose. It’s too hard to pass the big changes we want w/o supermajority and for long enough to maintain them. Even if things are passed that they want, they swing the other way a few years later due to propaganda, and it gets destroyed again. Stop doing that, support unions and the politicians that actually do too.
Converting the Oldest House into literal housing? Bold choice!
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<The nostalgia/pandering is very much appreciated/tolerated.>
I wish I could shake this man’s hand. We need somebody to do this in Canada as well. But our politicians are equally as spineless as the rest of them, just with a fresh coat of paint covering their faces like the clowns they are.
just with a fresh coat of paint covering their faces
Naw, he’s gone now
Made me chuckle, I didn’t think of that haha …
I guess I’m just at the point now where I don’t care what government is in place either federally or provincially or locally - if myself and the people around me aren’t feeling any improvements in our quality of life, then I don’t give a fuck what they claim.
Actions speak so much louder than words and the government is proving that their actions ≠ their words in any meaningful way.
Canada needs radical reform. Sorry I can’t help but go off like this nowadays.
Canada needs radical reform
Very much so.
I’m on a rare up day so am finding humour in things I prolly shouldn’t (check some of my other posts from today, the one about horses hehe)
“on a rare up day”
It’s sad but I know exactly what you mean. My friend, enjoy those rare up days when they come! If you’re able to let it all go for a day here and there then you’ve more than fucking earned it.
Also, quick scroll through the posts like you said, eyes were drawn to “if you’re kinky”. I am! I am kinky! Kinky and proud ⛓️💥 👹
we already do want it that way and have forever. mamdani just proves it is doable
How does converting an office building have zero cost?
No cost to the city. Sounds like some other entity foot the bill.
They rent them out, so likely had a contractor do the conversion and then woth the rental income cancels out the cost. “No cost” is also just what that post used, doubt official documents say no cost.
No cost to the city as explained in comments written long before yours in this thread
It’s why the corporate neo-libs hate him too. They truly are in the business of managing decline instead of doing their fucking jobs.
Is there even such a thing as a non-corporate neolib?
I think there kinda sorta used to be, in 2026? Naw not really.
They’d rather support a sexual predator that they said should resign from being Governor a few years earlier.
