• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    Yeah, no shit…

    The threats to leave were always lies, and they always will be lies.

    They’ll draw a line in the sand, insist it’s permanent, then draw a new line and repeat the same lie.

    Billionaires fight every battle like it’s the Alamo, and that’s what we need to do to fight them. They don’t show mercy and “work with” poor people when they’re calling the shots, it would be insane to negotiate when they have nothing to negotiate with.

    They made their bluff, if they don’t like it they can leave.

    Which is why Mamdani should do something like a tax on selling real estate and even just rent if the owner doesn’t live in NYC. Mainly because it would really piss trump off and effect his personal business.

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      I mean, hell, they can leave and it wouldn’t affect the city one bit, because their wealth tied up in NYC businesses won’t be going anywhere.

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        Even if it did it would take years or even decades for them to migrate it all. The business would lose a ton of money on the move alone and would have to rehire nearly everyone who can’t work remote. And that’s assuming it’s even possible to do it

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    Man, and here I was hoping those fuckers would actually leave so we could have some vacancies in Manhattan.

    I need these influencers to leave Queens please 🙏

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      13 days ago

      Trick them into throwing a yatch party next hurricane. As long as Trump is invited he can sharpie them a safe space and that problem solves its self.

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    13 days ago

    No no, they promised they’d leave. No backsies, they need to carry that threat to full term.

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    13 days ago

    Well all the help he should ask for is the billionaires to contribute their share of wealth through taxes to ensure New Yorkers can get services they so desparately need.

    Like if you want your wageslaves to give 120% (all illustrative numbers here), then you need to take the burden of affording childcare, groceries, housing, healthcare and transport. Whipping them until they break will get 150% effort from 30% productive capacity.