• comrade_twisty@feddit.org
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    There are 154 billionaires(*) living in NYC full time, if they all would pay their fair share of taxes there would be no budget issue at all.

    *most of them own multiple billions of USD, and their wealth rises up to 30% each year.

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      I’m not denying the billionaires are not and have not been paying their share. I’m saying that announcing "The Budget is Balanced!! (Terms and Conditions Apply) Is more of a PR move.

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        It’s also a negotiation tactic to put pressure on the groups he still has to have come to the table amd agree to these terms.