Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy
No. of Recommendations: 2
As predicted-----Sheeple aewaits Masters orders before taking a position.
Until then the latest "Trump!" and "no kings" thing will suffice.
Then tehre will eb the usual Sheeple "I need more information" - really? So that means all Democrats commenting in favor or in opposition are idiots because they didn't have enough information.
Then the "i dont live in NYC" - really? So never commenting on other states senate or governors? Please.
Baaaaaaaaaaaa
quiet, under orders from the Leader
No. of Recommendations: 0
Apologies, it's Mamdani.
No. of Recommendations: 1
This guy is a gift!
We're gonna hang him and his MarxistIslamist views around the entire democrat party, just in time for 2026.
They'll say, "Bbbbbut you can't doooo that!".
And I'll laugh. While doing it.
No. of Recommendations: 1
I hope so.
Because they said that to us about Trump - twice.
And i am terrified that the ACA and medicaid stuff is going to give them the election in 2028.
At that point they will be so aggressive, they'll stack the bench and that's just for starters.
No. of Recommendations: 2
And i am terrified that the ACA and medicaid stuff is going to give them the election in 2028.
The key thing is make them prove their allegations. They’re going to claim that “Trump gutted American health care” even if funding for it ultimately goes UP.
They’re in a corner and they’re desperate: literally everything they’ve said isn’t just a lie but actually ranks as comedy.
No. of Recommendations: 3
And here you go:
https://x.com/townhallcom/status/19397848184743036... Senator Chris Murphy: Zohran Mamdani — A self-described Democratic Socialist — has an "economic message" that "is the future of the [Democratic] Party."Yesss. There it is.
Straight up Communism in the form of an "economic message" is the future of the democrat party.
I can't wait to see the U-Haul data when they elect that moron Mayor: NYC's freeways are going to jam up with people driving to Florida to live.
No. of Recommendations: 11
I can't wait to see the U-Haul data when they elect that moron Mayor: NYC's freeways are going to jam up with people driving to Florida to live.
You'll probably be disappointed.
Most of the people that you're thinking of aren't going to leave, because they won't really have any immediate direct reason to do so. Put simply, most of Mamdani's proposals are never going to get implemented, because the Mayor lacks any authority to implement them. The Mayor of NYC doesn't have any direct taxing authority to begin with, and the taxes that are set by the City Council (property and sales taxes, mostly) are uniform and not tied to income levels. Without funding, nearly all of his economic proposals are dead in the water.
No doubt Mamdani will keep his promise to "fight" for his proposals, but it's unlikely he'll get much of a reception in Albany. I'll freely admit that I have no direct knowledge of NYS politics, but there's no indication that he's got the votes he'd need to make any major changes in the tax obligations of NYC residents.
So then why would people pack up and leave? Sure, there's lots of stuff that Mamdani can affect - but few of those are things that would prompt wealthier folks who have stuck it out through the de Blasio and Adams administrations to take off. Honestly, I think the folks who will be more affected would be the people who can't afford to rent U-hauls - free bus service is devastating for people who actually use the bus system, if you can't fill up the funding hole created by the farebox revenue loss.
No. of Recommendations: 3
So then why would people pack up and leave?
Heh.
Having lived through how fast an ineffective, weak mayor can piledrive a city, I'm here to tell you that Mayors can have a huge negative influence on the places they run.
Cops get votes. As in, if they don't feel like Hizzoner has their backs, you'll see retirements shoot through the roof and officers transferring to other departments as more of them say "I don't need this sh1t".
Then there's basic city services. Mayors control all that. Inevitably this guy is going to decide that things the city used to do they're not going to do any more...things like cleaning up graffiti and policing homeless.
Yeah, I've got my popcorn ready. I watched Seattle go from one of the greatest places in the entire country down to "Holy crap, wtf is going on here?" in the span of something like 6 months. Here's hoping NYC doesn't learn the hard way.
No. of Recommendations: 3
good morning albaby, many of us have realtor friends and family in NY and Florida. You may want to rethink it.
" Zohran Mamdani's surprise victory at New York City's Democratic mayoral primary last week has stunned the metropolis's wealthy buyers, who are reportedly looking to buy properties in other, more favorable locations—especially in Florida.
"Within a day of the primary results, we had serious inquiries from buyers in Manhattan and Connecticut," Isaac Toledano, CEO & Co-founder of BH Group, one of South Florida's most active luxury developers, told Newsweek. "One asked about the Ritz-Carlton Residences in West Palm Beach, the other about the West Pompano Beach Hotel & Residences," he said.
For many wealthy buyers looking into relocating from New York City to Florida, the idea of leaving the Big Apple is more than a Plan B in case Mamdani wins the mayoral election later this year. It is a strategic investment they are doing right now.
"A few weeks ago, we sold two penthouses at the Ritz-Carlton Residences in Hammock Dunes near St. Augustine for a combined $20 million, which set records for Palm Coast and all of Flagler County," Toledano said."
https://www.newsweek.com/new-yorkers-accelerating-...
No. of Recommendations: 10
Zohran Mamdani says he wants to make healthcare affordable and make public busses free.
But Fox "News" says Mamdani wants to impose Sharia Law and put a burqa on the Statue of Liberty.
For low-information voters it can be hard to know who to believe.
No. of Recommendations: 2
But Fox "News" says Mamdani wants to impose Sharia Law and put a burqa on the Statue of Liberty.
For low-information voters it can be hard to know who to believe.
FOX = democracy poison. News for fools. But it's a lucrative business feeding hate and lies to fools.
No. of Recommendations: 2
But Fox "News" says Mamdani wants to impose Sharia Law and put a burqa on the Statue of Liberty.
For low-information voters it can be hard to know who to believe.
Many of these low information voters believe every word that comes out of the FOXNews diarrhea machine.
Others, more sophisticated, say “well, of course that’s over the top, but I get the point: Mamdani is an Islamist and communist who hates America.”
Trump ‘em. Their numbers are shrinking, slowly but surely, as one by one….. those on the fringe reach escape velocity and escape the cult.
No. of Recommendations: 1
Real qworld examples don't count.
Google links solve all of it and are the final word.
Just like for decades on TMF - everything was calmly explained by Google jockey Links.
And in that time, the party of Bush, became Trump.
Google links never called that one.
Many of us - did ;)
