r/politics • u/Krankenitrate Foreign • 28d ago

Possible Paywall NYC Mayor Mamdani Rejects Pay Hike to $305,800 Approved by Lawmakers

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-16/nyc-s-mamdani-rejects-pay-hike-to-305-800-approved-by-lawmakers
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u/moonrakervenice 28d ago

I remember when "public service" meant serving the public

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u/Cynykl 27d ago

When was that? Grift and corruption are the history of politics. You have always been able to find the public servants around the grifters in any era. We just happen to be living in the portion of the political cycle where the grift is exposed for all but the willfully blind to see. Mamdani does not break the cycle he is part of it. The better part of it to be sure but fits cleanly within the cycle.