Hi, Shrewd!        Login  
Shrewd'm.com 
A merry & shrewd investing community
Best Of PoliticsBest OfAll BoardsThe Shrewd’m WeeklyLearn to InvestHow to Become Shrewd
Search
Shrewd'm.com Merry shrewd investors
Search
Best Of PoliticsBest OfAll BoardsThe Shrewd’m WeeklyLearn to InvestHow to Become Shrewd


The week's question
In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" 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.
Answer this questionContinue to Shrewd'mThis note won't appear again
Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy
Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (1) |
Author: EchotaBaaa   😊 😞
Number: of 84346 
Subject: "Sheeple's Greatest City"
Date: 05/13/26 8:19 AM
Post New | Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!
No. of Recommendations: 0
OK so the ShitHole which is NYC----despite centuries of being a hub.

Despite ports.

Despite all the greedy exploitative Wall Street money running around.

Suffers with deficits, debts, crime, dirt, etc and here's to you Liberals ---another job well done and the city is residentially nice and segregated the way white 401K'ers need.

But the beautiful part....

The Mayor (whom Sheeple was too cowardly to support or oppose) has proposed a 2nd home tax which he says will raise $500 million a year.

1st off I'm FINE with the tax- the demographics that will be hit---totally, totally deserve it.

And with the money will Sheeple's Greatest City - revolutionize transportation? A moonshot towards the next 'big thing' or discovery?

No.... it'll go to child care. Yes, the world's greatest city needs help wiping asses, burping babies, and preparing the next generation of kids to be civics-illiterate and gadget toting idiots eager to join the consumer culture, who will contribute to shitty scores for basic reading and math. (Link: look around idiots!)

Funny part is -- the $500 million - - 4.5 billion is already being spent. Yeaaaahhhhhhh ok........11% addition to that budget will make all the troubles go away.

I dont know what you people deserve more? More mediocrity ? Unsolved needs? Wasted money? The crime and poverty that stems from all this?

Maybe all of the above.


So, here's to you people - get that 11% bump in child care budget----yeah, that'll make a difference.

PSST: Was there a time child-care wasn't so in demand? Yeah - that structure sucks. A march away from that didn't cost the system money did it.

Either way, pass the tax. The pigs need to pay.










Post New | Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!
Print the post
Members reply directly to EchotaBaaa here — and replies get answered. Reading is free; so is joining the conversation. Join Shrewd'm »
This community has written 84,309 posts about US Policy. The article-length ones it recommended most:
It's going to get worse · 33 recs · 2025
G’day Donny · 30 recs · 2026
Old Related Story · 28 recs · 2026
HCR is a national treasure · 27 recs · 2025
Fascism in America · 27 recs · 2025
Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (1) |


Announcements
US Policy FAQ
Contact Shrewd'm
Contact the developer of these message boards.

Best Of Politics | Best Of | Favourites & Replies | All Boards | Followed Shrewds | Open Questions | Moving a community