Microblog Memes

Plus all the money paid out in wages went back into the local economy for rent, food, etc. It didn't go to offshore tax havens.

I’d love to know what the economic ROI is on paying people that much to clear snow. I bet it’s huge in NYC.

Conservative don't want to make things better for everyone, they want to make things better for themselves.

This makes them short sighted and only see the money right in front of their face, which in this case, is going into the pockets of people shovelling snow.

They don't see the benefit because it doesn't benefit them immediately.

But you can bet your life that they will reap the benefit as they pull themselves up by other peoples bootstraps.

Besides that, people are struggling to make ends meet. If the city pays them to do something, that money isn't just staying in saving accounts. They are going to spend it, likely very very soon.

Let’s not forget also, that when you pay people directly they go and spend that money. Businesses cannot have customers if the customers don’t have money. The reason why money is kept so tight is a) blind greed and b) because then people can only afford to patronize Walmart or Amazon, not their local stores.

Conservatives like to act as though raising minimum wage will kill local businesses despite the fact that that is not how that works.

Because everything's a get rich quick scheme or a scam, investments to them are rigging bets on polymarket

It's an investment to the public, not a direct injection of cash/investment that they will directly benefit from.

Conservatives are stupid, basically. Given a set of facts they will draw back conclusions

You mean paying contractors exorbitant rates for ~~slave~~ prison laborers being paid $2.00/hr while the executives pocket most of the money?

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

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

Homer is smarter than all conservatives combined

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

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

Woo hoo!

A lot of seasonal workers are exempt from earning overtime.

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

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

How will he ever make a profit?!