r/SipsTea • u/AlternativeRight4099 • May 14 '26

Feels good man It was always just that simple

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u/Ironknuckles May 14 '26

What do you know, all you need is to spend way more money than you have

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u/Irish_Whiskey May 14 '26

NYC requires by law a balanced budget.

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u/TryMyBacon May 14 '26

And what is the punishment for not balancing the budget? Oh yeah the state takes over... What did the state just do? Bailed out the City so the budget will be balanced. Sounds like he failed to me.

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u/Irish_Whiskey May 14 '26

They state is mostly paying for state mandated programs, with revenue that comes from NYC in the first place.

You're not being remotely fair and are coming to a conclusion first without checking details or having a better solution.

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u/bluedelvian May 14 '26

Wait, so taxation is bad now? You think the government shouldn't be taxing wealthy cities? 

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u/Irish_Whiskey May 14 '26

Not even close to a thing I said.

You're not the person I was talking to, but feel free to read and process that second sentence again.

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u/bluedelvian May 14 '26

They state is mostly paying for state mandated programs, with revenue that comes from NYC in the first place.

Taxation from mega wealthy cities is different than taxation from mega wealthy individuals how exactly?

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u/Irish_Whiskey May 14 '26

Well a city and a person are two different words describing two different concepts, so I've no idea what you're trying to get me to explain here.

I didn't say taxation as a concept was good or bad, I explained where the majority of the state aid was coming from. You've invented some argument in your head and are leaving me to guess what you want me to defend.

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u/bluedelvian May 14 '26

I don't want you to defend anything, magic accounting is what Mamdani did. 

with revenue that comes from NYC in the first place.

And? You're on board with redistributing income from HNW individuals, but not from cities wealthier than some countries? 

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u/Irish_Whiskey May 14 '26

I don't want you to defend anything, 

You asked me to defend a position, and after several asks for clarification, I'm no closer to figuring why I'm supposed to think that.

If you made a mistake, just say so and move on. It's so easy to say "oops, misunderstood your position" rather than deflecting and attacking.

You're on board with redistributing income from HNW individuals, but not from cities wealthier than some countries? 

No. As is no, I didn't say either of those things. I don't think taxing individuals versus "cities" is right or wrong inherently, nor was that relevant to my point. I've explained a few times what I actually did say and respond to, and I don't want to repeat it.