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Passages

(4,469 posts) Tue May 12, 2026, 05:10 PM 3 hrs ago

Mayor@ZohranKMamdani has announced a balanced budget with no cuts to essential services,

BREAKING: Mayor @ZohranKMamdani has announced a balanced budget with no cuts to essential services, no property tax increases, $4 billion more from the state government, and a new tax hike on the ultra-wealthy.

https://prospect.org/2026/05/12/mamdani-announces-balanced-budget-without-cuts/

Odd how Republicans always say this is not possible.

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Mayor@ZohranKMamdani has announced a balanced budget with no cuts to essential services, (Original Post) Passages 3 hrs ago OP

Folks, this is NO SMALL FEAT! no_hypocrisy 2 hrs ago #1

Many of us are glad he is gone. Passages 2 hrs ago #2

no_hypocrisy

(55,313 posts)

1. Folks, this is NO SMALL FEAT!

Reply to Passages (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2026, 05:24 PM

2 hrs ago

Mayor Emeritus Eric Adams, knowing he wasn't going to be re-elected, went on a spending spree to the tune of millions before he left, knowing that it would create huge budget problems for Mamdani.

Passages

(4,469 posts)

2. Many of us are glad he is gone.

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Tue May 12, 2026, 05:54 PM

2 hrs ago

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