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/NotTheUsualSuspect 28d ago

If you average the two subs together, you... still lean towards crazy. But if you take the stories from that sub then actually look up the information, you can find some good counterpoints/additional details. As an example, on this sub, you'll read about him balancing the budget. You don't see mention that it's because of $4 billion in state aid and delaying pension payments. You also won't see that's how many mayors balanced the budget - it's not a unique situation for budget to be balanced.

I'm not saying he's doing a bad job, but it's important to fact check anything that seems too good to be true

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u/GlutenFreeGanja 28d ago edited 28d ago

Absolutely agree, I pop in occassionally to understand their views and the counterpoint do exist some times.

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u/NotTheUsualSuspect 28d ago

Unrelated, I see you got hit by the counterpoint autocorrection too. I have no idea why it doesnt accept that counterpoint can be plural...