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[–] krellor@fedia.io 101 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Gift article from the NY times explaining.

But influx from the state, taxes on second homes, deferred payments to pension programs, and a host of compromises. He in no way raised $12Bn in new revenue through taxes to cover the deficit.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe 43 points 5 days ago (1 children)

They also got rid of state financial obligations that Cuomo had stuck on the city, and cleaned up corruption from past administrations. Those were significant savings, too.

The point is that governments can be substantially improved with even a little actual reform and not duplicitous reform like DOGE. We can have change, it just takes voting in responsible, ethical government managers, not carnival barkers.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 5 days ago (4 children)

DOGE wasn't "reform," it was sabotage

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's what they are saying. It was duplicitous. It presented itself as reform but was not.

[–] rapchee@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago
[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

Which would be why they called it duplicitous

[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Listen all of y'all it's a sab-a-DOGE!

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe 1 points 5 days ago

It was nothing less than piracy. Security at the first agency the entered should have gunned down those unsanctioned pirates in the lobby. Everything would have unfolded much differently after that.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 5 days ago

deferred payments to pension programs

Oof, not too sure about this one...

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago

Deferred payments usually costs more in the end.