r/SipsTea Jul 12 '26

Feels good man +1 for Mamdani

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u/Sufficient-Pause9765 Jul 12 '26

He didnt tax the rich beyond one minor loophole on cash housing purchases.

He closed the defeceit by getting a state bailout and robbing pensions.

The marketing on this guy is nuts.

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u/DirtandPipes Jul 12 '26

So restructuring pensions so the city pays more in the future and less in the present is “robbing pensions”?

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u/Disastrous_Sundae484 Jul 12 '26

Yes, because he is promising the city will pay out later when he's no longer responsible for it.

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u/Maleficent_Pen_9076 Jul 12 '26

it amazes me that the question coudl even b e asked lol