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[–] 135 points 1 year ago* (8 children)

He’s about to raise taxes on ~350k millionaires, while increasing wages and lowering the cost of groceries and rent. It’s everything Trump promised in his campaign, but he’s doing it the exact opposite way.

When it works, Trump is gonna look like a dick, and the nation will see that democratic socialism will get them what they were promised.

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  • [–] 43 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    the nation will see that democratic socialism will get them what they were promised.

    What's that old saying like "none are so blind as those who will not see"? I feel like people are so emotionally invested in "socialism bad, democrats bad" that it's going to be hard for them to accept contradicting that.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    That's definitely true for many Republicans, but I think a successful term as mayor for Zohran has potential to really change things for the Democrats. If, after hearing from establishment Democrats for decades that the only way we can change things is so incrementally, not only can we not make progress, but we actually have to accept going backwards pretty often, you have a mayor who delivers some fairly sweeping changes, it could open the eyes of many Democrat voters to the lies that they've been fed by party leadership to excuse themselves for sitting on their hands while things fall apart around them.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    I think there's some truth to this. Specifically, a lot of people are sort of reflexively conservative. That is, they don't like change. If zohran gets free bus fare in, a lot of people who fight it now will fight to keep it.

    I think some famous conservative said something once about how they can't let social programs get in because people like them too much.

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It won’t work because, like every socialist system everywhere, capitalists will seek to undermine and interfere.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    At least someone else on your home instance noticed and admits it.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    Shit what's wrong with .world?

    I just set up my new account there because mine is about to die. Do I need to go elsewhere?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    The .world admins are… Not great. There have been several instances of them cozying up to users with unfortunate viewpoints. It’s not as bad as Reddit, but it’s certainly not great either.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    I have had multiple comments removed for “misinformation” because I outlined historical context that goes against anti-communist rhetoric. All factual stuff that anyone could google, but it makes communism look not terrible so the mods of .world removed it.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Any recommendations? Is your instance decent?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)
  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    The person I asked are the instance? Because the instance seems okay but I haven't really looked

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    You may also check instances that are de/federated as well, and may want to join several instances just to get a different mix, even if de/federation is similar. You can use the same username on them, assuming it's not already in use.

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  • Trump is already deeply unpopular in NYC, so it’s not likely to change anything on the national stage. New Yorkers have been seeing Trump’s BS on parade for decades now. It won’t change New York’s opinion of Trump.

    Nationally, it might. But that’s only if the media actually runs with it; The big news orgs are all in bed with the established politicians, so they’ll likely be smearing him left and right to avoid having it turn into a national shift.

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  • [+] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago*

    Rent-stabilized apartments already exist in NYC. They are subject to regulations, so prices can be bureaucratically frozen.

    He has proposed city-owned grocery stores, that would save money on rent and property taxes, forcing competitive pricing on groceries in NYC, and reducing the insane inflation rates we see. During the bird flu, eggs hit $13/dozen, for example.

    He’s also looking to increase the city minimum wage to $30/hr, and make the city bus free for residents.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    New York City has its own income taxes.

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  • [+] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The existing one is set by the state, but I'm not aware of anything precluding the city for introducing its own. They wouldn't be set by the mayor's office as mayors don't actually make laws, but I don't see how this is a state matter. Certainly none of the coverage about it has said it's ultimately up to Hochul.

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  • [+] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Yes, but you're talking about the current taxes. Is there a law saying they can't institute additional taxes themselves? Because the proposed tax is an entirely separate thing and unless that's precluded by law the existing tax doesn't really matter. Adams had to go through the state because he wanted to reduce the existing tax.

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  • [+] -9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Socialism has failed every time it's been attempted, for one very good reason.

    I fully expect the CIA to get involved. Probably before the general election even happens.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    He’s not implementing socialism. He’s using democratic socialism, an existing facet of our economy, on city-wide needs.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Oh and another child left behind...

    Are you christian? How come? This Joshua Ben Josef guy had some quite "social" ideas... Like the needles eye thingy, the love their neighbors, etc... etc...

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Lol what a strange stretch. I'm not Christian, I'm an atheist socialist annoyed at how the US government has historically worked to overthrow socialism everywhere in the world.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Somehow most "good god fearing american partiots" forget that their messiah was quite a social revoluzer and aramaic jew.... Actually I'm pissed that the guy and his posse that reigns my country atm are the great Trump and his band of fashists ass kissers and do not have the balls to say where the real problems are located

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