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Originally Posted by Wakanda18
Where do you get this majority nonsense from? Voter turn out is dismal in nyc so the majority never lets their voice be heard. .
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I said the majority of NYC voters. People who do not vote are not voters. They don't count and don't matter. They are just extra bodies to collect taxes from. In a democratic society you vote if you want change.
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Originally Posted by OyCrumbler
I don't think that's completely true. I believe the majority of NYC residents want there to be secure steady jobs--but for work someone actually does.
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If that is true why does Cuomo get reelected (upstate is certainly ain't voting for him with the same % as downstate)? Why did de Blasio get re-elected on a platform of expanding and doubling down on the same old policies? Why do people like Gale Brewer and other local politicians in city council, who openly campaign for such things, get re-elected? I am talking about local politicians, not the feds. We get the government we deserve.
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Originally Posted by OyCrumbler
MTA should get more money to fix the subway.
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MTA already has plenty of money. Their budget is comparable to all other systems of similar size in western countries who pay their workers western wages. God forbid MTA gets more money, they might add an extra oversight manager to the hole digging crew or employ human direction guides at each subway entrance. I am in favor of increasing MTA budget if I could see that the money would go to anything useful.