Zohran Mamdani - Democratic Socialist Mayor of NYC

[dabrockster]

Ha!
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[myboynoah]

You get what you voted for.. Congrats to all those liberals, socialists and communists.. Prepare to get taxed to death in order to pay for free groceries, free busses, and rent limits. NJ is going to start looking more appealing from a home owners perspective and commuting in..


Mamdani Threatens 9.5% Property Tax Increase if Wealth Tax Is Not Passed

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his proposal to raise New York City property taxes was a “last resort” to close a budget gap.





https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/n...smid=url-share

Ha, yes, much more impactful long term than dog poop on the sidewalk.

Governing is hard, even for communists.

[dabrockster]

You get what you voted for.. Congrats to all those liberals, socialists and communists.. Prepare to get taxed to death in order to pay for free groceries, free busses, and rent limits. NJ is going to start looking more appealing from a home owners perspective and commuting in..


Mamdani Threatens 9.5% Property Tax Increase if Wealth Tax Is Not Passed

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his proposal to raise New York City property taxes was a “last resort” to close a budget gap.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday proposed to raise property tax rates in New York City by nearly 10 percent, a measure he is preparing as a “last resort” to be deployed if he cannot persuade Gov. Kathy Hochul to raise income taxes on the wealthy.

The suggested 9.5 percent increase would affect more than 3 million single-family homes, co-ops and condos and over 100,000 commercial buildings, Mr. Mamdani said as he delivered his preliminary spending plan.

The mayor acknowledged that his proposal would not merely force the wealthy to pay more taxes, but would also be a “tax on working- and middle-class New Yorkers,” and stressed that this was not his first choice.

But he noted that New York City mayors had little authority to raise taxes without the governor’s and Legislature’s acquiescence, and said that a city property tax increase — combined with raiding the city’s reserve funds — was the only way to address a looming budget deficit projected to reach $5.4 billion over two years.

The mayor also proposed raiding the city’s reserves, taking $980 million out of the so-called rainy day fund in the current fiscal year, and drawing $229 million down from the city’s Retiree Health Benefits Trust for the upcoming fiscal year

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/n...smid=url-share

[myboynoah]

He did it! He transformed NYC from Soviet Russia into Paris, France.

This is not going to help the pro-dog arguments.

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[myboynoah]

Can't tell who I like better. Noem or Mamdani.

[Copelius]

Can't tell who I like better. Noem or Mamdani.

Don't forget Mitt strapping a dog to the roof of the station wagon.

[BigPiney]

I bet Piney is a Mamdani fan if he pulls this off in NYC.

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Can't tell who I like better. Noem or Mamdani.

[Copelius]

I bet Piney is a Mamdani fan if he pulls this off in NYC.

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[myboynoah]

He did it! He turned NYC into Soviet Russia.

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[dabrockster]

Ha, yeah, that is a clear #1

I would say it is equal to his narcissism with a sprinkle of stupidity. His narcissism is what has caused some serious problems..

[Moliere]

I think that's his second-biggest problem. The biggest is that he's legitimately dumb about almost everything.

Ha, yeah, that is a clear #1

[Donuthole]

Trumps biggest administering problem is that he’s not used to a division of powers. As a CEO of a private company with no real Board he can basically do whatever he wants. In government, he needs to compromise and work with others, which he obviously sucks at doing.

I think that's his second-biggest problem. The biggest is that he's legitimately dumb about almost everything.

[Moliere]

And now, we got Trump Part Deux which is a Corporate leader butchering and blowing things up as if it is a corporate business. Essentially, we have had 24 years of shit. going back to Obama and now..

Trumps biggest administering problem is that he’s not used to a division of powers. As a CEO of a private company with no real Board he can basically do whatever he wants. In government, he needs to compromise and work with others, which he obviously sucks at doing.

[dabrockster]

It reminds me of Obama. The GOP stirred up fears of socialism and social justice overreach. Obama probably would have done more socialist things if he could have, but when he got into office he quickly moderated because he had to to keep the government running. He was not very good as an administrator, which is likely due to his inexperience in administrating anything. Biden was the same. It’s partly the reason that governors tend to make better presidents because they know how to govern.

And now, we got Trump Part Deux which is a Corporate leader butchering and blowing things up as if it is a corporate business. Essentially, we have had 24 years of shit. going back to Obama and now..

[Moliere]

Which was to be expected for even the most seasoned executives. That's why all the angst for "communism" in New York City was overwrought. Mamdani is going to be in over his head just making sure the streets get cleared and the garbage gets picked up.

It reminds me of Obama. The GOP stirred up fears of socialism and social justice overreach. Obama probably would have done more socialist things if he could have, but when he got into office he quickly moderated because he had to to keep the government running. He was not very good as an administrator, which is likely due to his inexperience in administrating anything. Biden was the same. It’s partly the reason that governors tend to make better presidents because they know how to govern.