• disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    He’s about to raise taxes on ~350k millionaires, while increasing wages and lowering the cost of groceries and rent. It’s everything Trump promised in his campaign, but he’s doing it the exact opposite way.

    When it works, Trump is gonna look like a dick, and the nation will see that democratic socialism will get them what they were promised.

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      he can propose a tax raise but it still has to get through state legislators and the governor. i dunno about the rent and grocery stores. I’m all for this guy but he’s going to need everyone’s help making any real changes. i really hope we see it happen!

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        Rent-stabilized apartments already exist in NYC. They are subject to regulations, so prices can be bureaucratically frozen.

        He has proposed city-owned grocery stores, that would save money on rent and property taxes, forcing competitive pricing on groceries in NYC, and reducing the insane inflation rates we see. During the bird flu, eggs hit $13/dozen, for example.

        He’s also looking to increase the city minimum wage to $30/hr, and make the city bus free for residents.

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      Yeah but he’s doing it for those NYC liberal elites, so improving their way of life is a bad thing you see.

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      Socialism has failed every time it’s been attempted, for one very good reason.

      I fully expect the CIA to get involved. Probably before the general election even happens.