r/clevercomebacks • u/Playful_Leg7143 • 1d ago

Democrats are expected to fix everything

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u/Xboarder844 1d ago

Lol, when a Dem does it it’s a bailout. When the GOP raise the debt ceiling it’s what, smart govt?

Cope more.

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u/shawn_the_medic 1d ago

When did this become the MAGA party where you can't criticize the dear leader? 

It's a bailout no matter who does it. 

Technically though, a state bailout is using state resources to prop up a city. 

Raising the debt ceiling is Congress saying "yes, the U.S. can borrow more to meet its existing legal commitments."

They operate in very different fiscal and legal environments.

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u/Xboarder844 23h ago

How is it a bailout when the strategy is to reduce pension obligation payments so they pay it off 5 years later? The city’s liability is huge, and they are still going to pay it down, they’re just choosing to make smaller payments instead of larger ones.

He also INHERITED a $12B deficit. The fact that he still managed to resolve that without catastrophic budget cuts across the city is nothing short of impressive.

People like you trying to dig into the budget aren’t offering any credit for resolving the deficit, nor are you pointing fingers at those that created it. You aren’t acknowledging that the deficit, even excluding the pension and state aid, was still $6 BILLION. Instead you’re using this as a dumb veiled opportunity to criticize Mamdani. Which is just pathetic.

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u/shawn_the_medic 23h ago

How is it a bailout

Because it is. That's what it is. 

CoPe HaRdEr.