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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", sykesix asked the members: "What do you do if you arrive early at movie besides go to the snack bar?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: LurkerMom   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Dear GOP, MAGA, Lurkers and Dopes
Date: 10/30/26 11:29 PM
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But I’m happy to tell you why I already voted blue this year.

To halt the advance of fascism, ignorance, incompetence, corruption, and, as well, to restore the norm and decency of our American democracy.


AW, This is what your getting instead.

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“Hochul helped pile $37K of debt on every New Yorker — and the bill’s coming due”

As New Yorkers cast their ballots in Tuesday’s race for governor, the state’s economic health looms large: 34% of likely voters say taxes, jobs and inflation are the most important issues facing the Empire State, Emerson College pollsters found.

Those voters should consider which candidate will stop piling up the government debt that will soon cripple budgets — and will stick our kids with a massive bill.

For decades, New York’s leaders have been spending money on a credit card that nobody in power ever tries to pay off.

But every dollar borrowed eventually comes back as higher taxes, service cuts and unbearable interest costs.

When you combine the debt of the state, city and county governments and school districts, every New Yorker owes $37,000, a new Reason Foundation report found — the highest per-capita debt load in the nation.

The Empire State’s combined government debt is over $744 billion, second only to California’s $1 trillion.”

nypost.com - Hochul helped pile 37k of debt on every new yorker and the bills coming due

And then there’s this..

“Hochul just confessed: She’ll give Mamdani his tax hikes next year”

“Gov. Kathy Hochul’s artful dodge on the issue tells you all you need to know: She’s going to give Mayor Zohran Mamdani at least some of his tax hikes — next year, once she’s safely re-elected.This year, she sent him some state money and OK’d some dodgy new borrowing, then pushed through his pied-à-terre tax; asked outright this week if she’ll give him more next year as a reward for his support now, she offered only a coy “There are no quid pro quos,” conspicuously saying nothing about taxes but pointedly saying she looks forward “to continue working in partnership” with the mayor on matters of mutual interest.“

"Give me NYC and you'll get your tax hike next year"
LOL..

nypost.com - Hochul just confessed shell give mamdani his tax hikes next year

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