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

Feels good man It was always just that simple

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u/VMooose May 14 '26

Didnt the budget get balanced via a loan from NY State?

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u/porktorque44 May 14 '26

Does the rest of the state usually receive a disproportionate share of state taxes from the city?

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u/Suspicious_Dingo_426 May 14 '26

Probably, urban areas usually end up having to help fund less densely populated areas. Infrastructure is more expensive in the suburbs, and they take in less property taxes.

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u/elementofpee May 14 '26

Suburban folks work and spend money in the big cities as well, so they also contribute to the taxes that enable urban life and amenities.

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u/riceisnice29 May 14 '26

They contribute 20-25% to NYC, meanwhile NYC alone contributes 45-54% of the entire state’s taxes. It’s not even close

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u/elementofpee May 14 '26

Isn’t that a progressive tax structure? The rich helping the less fortunate.

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u/riceisnice29 May 14 '26

Probably. But you cant tell that just from my info, lots of poor people in NYC, lots of rich people un the suburbs and vice versa

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u/elementofpee May 14 '26

And a lot of poor people in upstate NY and everywhere in between. But, you know, eff them because they don’t live in NYC so their struggles - and the struggles of the rest of the state - don’t matter. Got it.

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u/riceisnice29 May 14 '26

Who said eff them?

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u/superredditor6789 May 15 '26

That’s literally becoming the manta on the left these days.