This is spoken as someone who thinks they know something about NYC.
First off this article is actually about NYC, not the state of NY.
NYC is WILDLY blue. And NYC is WILDLY complicated and huge from a government perspective. It’s so fucking large that the departments that are supposed to deal with specific policy/law can’t even advise you on any of it. Then a week later you’ll get a fine.
Literally everything you think you said about NYS… is opposite because it’s NYC.
Spoken like a true american who is oblivious to the fact he is governed by the capital class, divided in right and ultra right political parties.
Where did I say left or right? I’m actually deeply aware that left and right are poor nomenclatures and SPECIFICALLY chose not to use it. Mostly because left and right are completely different in the US vs the EU. However, Red and Blue in the USA specifically reference a particular political party. Of which NYC is deep and dark blue, where-as upstate NY (typically a reference to anything that isn’t NYC and it’s surrounding metro area) is oftentimes Red.
You claimed “small government”. That’s not what NYC is, not even close. It’s the Republican party that runs on “Small Government” (incorrectly). But that’s a moot point as NYC is Democrat.
But at least thanks for proving that you’re talking about a topic you have no idea about. All you can do is run to ad hominem rather than actually discuss the problem.
Side note: I’m a dual citizen and hold both US and EU passports. Tell me that I’m a “true american” again, most of the people I interact with in the USA certainly don’t hold the same point of view.
You ran the ad hominem first buddy, I just replied in kind as you just waved away the remark with “it’s complicated”.
And the pressure of republicans and other small government freaks is felt everywhere. The simple fact of the matter is that having to resort to paying commercial parties for housing means the government missed the mark on allocating the funds to provide structural housing at much lower cost. Meaning it is a waste of tax dollars that could have been used elsewhere.
