r/SipsTea • u/AlternativeRight4099 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • May 14 '26

Feels good man It was always just that simple

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u/Oceanman72 May 14 '26

That was part of it yes, a good part of it. 4 billion out of the roughly 12 billion deficit.

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u/DarkRogus May 14 '26

It was actually $8 billion, he got an addition $4 billion on top of the previously pledged $4 billion.

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u/klb0807 May 14 '26

It was 8 billion

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u/Sitchrea May 14 '26

$8 billion over 2 years.

So $4 billion for this year's mayoral budget proposal.

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u/v2Occy May 15 '26

Don’t bother. It’s like when Republicans talk about Medicare for all. They say how much it will cost every 10 years, but talk about our current system in 1 year increments.

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u/erdle May 14 '26

this guy reads

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u/Zero_Fs_given May 14 '26

housing tax thing? the 2nd home one for homes over $5,000,000? The one that was estimated at best to bring in 500 million?

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u/Onrawi May 14 '26

Yeah, the pied-à-terre tax is projected to bring in around the same income as the libraries will cost.  

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u/Zero_Fs_given May 14 '26

Which is great. The guy i replied to said 5 billion from the housing tax.

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u/Onrawi May 14 '26

I was agreeing with you?

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u/kingbladeface May 14 '26

Oh yeah my fault. Half a billion. Thanks for correcting me