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[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 7 points 22 minutes ago

Nd let's not forget that there was an economic benefit too that conservatives will ignore. People were able to get out of their house and go spend money thanks to the people who shoveled. People went to work and kept things going.

Conservatives frequently think these things bring no value, and will absolutely mock it on fox news saying "so people can wALk". But yes, the benefit is they can go keep the economy going.

Its why I don't understand why they are against things like high speed rail. Its an investment. Every time we connect people together trade happens, and economies grow. Its kind of how that works.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 24 points 58 minutes ago* (last edited 57 minutes ago) (1 children)

Ok, but all that money wasted on streets could have gone to a private pocket of a nepo tech startup promising AI billboards that would feed ads to ppl & the city would subsidise to "promote innovation".

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 5 points 28 minutes ago

If they just built some more datacentres the snow would naturally melt form the climate change.

[–] passepartout@feddit.org 82 points 1 hour ago (5 children)

Money can be exchanged for goods and services!

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 5 points 26 minutes ago

No! Money is only supposed to be hoarded, so you can watch red line go up.

[–] NewDark@lemmings.world 23 points 1 hour ago

Tell that to conservatives that say to cut taxes and social services.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 5 points 38 minutes ago

I thought you were supposed to give it to billionaires for safekeeping?

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 5 points 1 hour ago

Woo hoo!

[–] Lighttrails@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

Does that include a peanut?

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 21 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

$30/hr, $45/hr overtime

Yea... that's how time & a half works...

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 13 points 35 minutes ago

A lot of seasonal workers are exempt from earning overtime.

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 3 points 25 minutes ago

And $30/hr doesn't even seem all that high for a high-cost-of-living area like NY.

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 56 points 1 hour ago

How DARE he use MY Tax Money to make MY Life EASIER! EVERYONE knows Tax Money is meant for RICH PEOPLE and NO ONE else!

[–] nao@sh.itjust.works 3 points 42 minutes ago (2 children)

What did they mock him for? Too expensive? Won't work?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 34 minutes ago

Probably both, yeah. They're not exactly known for being objectively right about things..

[–] rothaine@lemmy.zip 4 points 35 minutes ago

How will he ever make a profit?!

[+] DagwoodIII@piefed.social -25 points 1 hour ago (3 children)

Mamdani didn't invent anything; plenty of Mayors, Dem and GOP have done the same thing when there was a blizzard.

Of course, it's different if a GOP mayor does it...

[–] tyler@programming.dev 23 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Where did anyone say anything about inventing anything?

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social -4 points 35 minutes ago (2 children)

It's so funny to me. I point out GOP hypocrisy, but apparently I didn't do it in the right way, so I'm getting downvoted.

It's like you didn't read my entire comment and just went off because you detected a slur I didn't make.

Congratulations, you're acting exactly like the folks who attacked Mamdani.

[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 3 points 21 minutes ago

Lemmy is a bit like Reddit but without the nice factor. Love to read only the worst possible interpretation and then pile on.

I remember the very beginnings of Reddit where there was a "downvote ≠ disagree" rule and it was so much nicer. People only downvoted things that weren't relevant or in genuinely bad faith. We've come a long way from those days. Now I think people get genuine dopamine hits from downvoting an already downvoted comment rather than reading it for themselves.

[–] ViaGetty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 33 minutes ago (1 children)

It doesn't sound like you find it very funny.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social -2 points 29 minutes ago

Congratulations.

You've discovered sarcasm!

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 26 minutes ago

1: Snow happens

2: Republicans criticize Mamdani for snow not melting at below freezing

3: Mamdani announces well paying jobs as solution to get rid of snow. Right wing demagogues mock the initiative.

4: It works EXACTLY as intended, which pleases the left

5: You criticize Mamdani for not inventing the snow shovel 6000 years ago in a bog in Russia

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 3 points 39 minutes ago (1 children)

"...invest it in people..."

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social -2 points 30 minutes ago (1 children)

So let me get this straight, because I find the anger here hilarious.

I point out that Mamdani was getting bashed by the GOP for doing something that other NYC Mayors, of all parties, have done.

No, Mamdani didn't 'launch' anything. The plan was already in place, decades ago.

Downvote me for laying out the facts.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 1 points 10 minutes ago* (last edited 7 minutes ago) (1 children)

Nobody is angry, just pointing out your lack of reading comprehension.

Republicans hiring people to shovel snow it before doesn't matter when the current Republicans were mocking the program which ended up being successful. I would assume the scale and pay was completely different as well because they were Republicans, but that is just based on history and stuff.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 points 7 minutes ago

What facts did I get wrong?

[+] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com -45 points 1 hour ago (5 children)

Ok, but 30$/hr for shoveling snow with the benefits of a government job is a wee too much

[–] Impound4017@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

How so? It’s a physically demanding job, and pay also has to be scaled with the fact that NYC is one of the most expensive cities to live in.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 7 points 41 minutes ago

It’s also a lot of calories burnt. Like, I would definitely need to double up on what I currently eat in meals at least if I were doing that all day and I already have an active, physically demanding job.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 hour ago

How much have you paid in the past for some clearing your driveway? That's about the going rate to have someone plow your driveway and it's way less than an hour's work. Personally it should be more to work all day shoveling, it's really hard work.

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 4 points 28 minutes ago* (last edited 27 minutes ago)

I once heard a way to think about this kind of comment...

It's not that you think they're being paid too much - it's that you think it's too much relative to what you make vs your own work and your own value assessment.

And that doesn't mean they're paid too much - it means YOU'RE probably being underpaid too. Be angry at your own boss - not the ones who pay better. This "paid too much" idea is worker vs worker class warfare to keep everyone miserable. Don't do the capitalists' work for them. Every worker who does better is ultimately better for all of us.

[–] spinne@sh.itjust.works 5 points 37 minutes ago

Would $20/hr make it acceptable to you? $15? Minimum wage? When you find a point that's different but acceptable, that's a hangup, not a standard.

[–] HowAbt2day@futurology.today 2 points 38 minutes ago

In NYC? Where a bottle of water is five bucks?