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Of course they know how much their constituents make and get by on. It's more likely they simply don't CARE.
Top government officials make lots of money, and that's news to no one.
You're half right, these city council members are just a bunch of scrubs and not even close to top officials
And looks they passed this on a Friday afternoon to bypass the news cycle, VERY SHADY - this needs to make the front pages on Monday and people should be protesting
Politicians are worse then many locked up. At least some of those people steal to survive. These people steal to have richer lives.
That's why people go into politics -- you can lie, cheat, steal, and enrich yourself and your cronies and it's all legal.
I heard the phenomenon of the smart criminals going into government has been going on longer in Europe but it's happening here as well. Look at the Clintons -- they've accumulated a net worth of $100M+ selling access. It's not like anyone is paying them millions b/c they're insightful -- they're just selling access and peddling influence.
Mark my words: If DeBlasio has the gumption to veto this farce of totalitarianism, I will give him credit and throw my full support behind him on this issue.
NYC isn't much different than Russia. You only vote for one party and never 2nd guess them. Taxes will go up everywhere and young people and middle class will have to pick up the tab and rich people just get richer. Nothing has changed and nothing will.
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