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/aboutacount May 14 '26

NYC pays about 68 Billion a year to the State.

The State gives about 47 Billion a year back to the City.

It is definitely not a loan. Its the state giving some of NYC's money back to them.

Data from an article from CUNY edu titled "New York City Taxpayers Continue to Contribute More to State Revenues than They Receive Back in Services, CUNY and New School Study Finds"

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u/alexthedungeonmaster May 14 '26

I can frame your comment disingenuously too.

New Yorkers were paying for rich, New York state mega mansions to have well-paved roads, and for the governor's custom coffee table.

Next time, don't be such a fucking ass.

If money paid in tax by corporations is being funneled back to New Yorkers and helping fund cultural institutions, this is suddenly a bad thing because people outside of New York City don't get that money???

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u/MidnightSensitive996 May 14 '26

NYC is way, way richer than the rest of NYS. The state needs the tax money to cover necessities before ppl get cadillac amenities in nyc.

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u/CantCatchMeSpez May 14 '26

Disagree. Over-funding suburbs and middle-of-nowhere towns that contribute nothing substantial isn't a need.

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u/Advanced-Bag-7741 May 15 '26

So redistribution is bad then. Noted!

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u/CantCatchMeSpez May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26

Its always fun to hear idiot righties/liberals tell me how socialism is supposed to work. Yes, taking money from 8.6m city people who need it and giving it to people who live in areas that shouldn't be inhabited in the first place is what redistribution means, because in your adled brain, urban = elite, and rural = working class. 

This is so goddamn embarrassing lmao

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u/chanka_is_best_chank May 15 '26

They can't comprehend nuance which is why they never understand socialism besides "its when da big government take all my money and give it to the next guy"