NYC billionaires threaten to leave if progressive candidate Zohran Mamdani wins mayoral primary. But is their fear of losing wealth justified, or just a desperate attempt to maintain power and privilege?

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[–] sewer_rat_420@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The current gov would certainly be a pain in his ass. For example, she has been an opponent of the NYC congestion pricing (an extra toll for cars entering lower Manhattan) and also an advocate for a mask ban.

The funny thing was she was trying to put hurdles on congestion pricing, then Trump said something against the congestion pricing and tweeted an AI picture of himself as king and she said "Trump isn't our king" despite being more aligned on this issue than not (and I am guessing aligned on other issues)

However, if Zohran wins I don't think it would be politically prudent to stand against some of his popular policies.

[–] prole@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago

That last sentence is what I hope happens, but libs have short memories