The great Ronald Reagan once said “when socialism comes to America it’s gonna come with a smile”
Boy he wasn't lying
This Mandami character, a smiling devil, is the one Ronald warned us about…
Recently on Fox News interview, when reminded many of the wealthiest New Yorkers already pay 50% of their income in taxes and asked if was fair to raise their taxes another 2%….
He said if you’re making $1 million in New York City, you can certainly afford to pay more taxes because it will raise your quality of life…….
Caribbean Hen wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 7:21 am
The great Ronald Reagan once said “when socialism comes to America it’s gonna come with a smile”
Boy he wasn't lying
This Mandami character, a smiling devil, is the one Ronald warned us about…
Recently on Fox News interview, when reminded many of the wealthiest New Yorkers already pay 50% of their income in taxes and asked if was fair to raise their taxes another 2%….
He said if you’re making $1 million in New York City, you can certainly afford to pay more taxes because it will raise your quality of life…….
Caribbean Hen wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 7:21 am
The great Ronald Reagan once said “when socialism comes to America it’s gonna come with a smile”
Boy he wasn't lying
This Mandami character, a smiling devil, is the one Ronald warned us about…
Recently on Fox News interview, when reminded many of the wealthiest New Yorkers already pay 50% of their income in taxes and asked if was fair to raise their taxes another 2%….
He said if you’re making $1 million in New York City, you can certainly afford to pay more taxes because it will raise your quality of life…….
Caribbean Hen wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 7:21 am
The great Ronald Reagan once said “when socialism comes to America it’s gonna come with a smile”
Boy he wasn't lying
This Mandami character, a smiling devil, is the one Ronald warned us about…
Recently on Fox News interview, when reminded many of the wealthiest New Yorkers already pay 50% of their income in taxes and asked if was fair to raise their taxes another 2%….
He said if you’re making $1 million in New York City, you can certainly afford to pay more taxes because it will raise your quality of life…….
No, it’s actually closer to 52%.
37% top Fed rate
10.9% top NYS rate
3.876 top NYC rate
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51.776%
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“When 70% of Millennials say they are pro-socialist, we need to do better than simply dismiss them by saying that they are stupid or entitled or brainwashed; we should try and understand why.”
Thiel expanded on those concerns in an interview with the Free Press that was published on Friday, saying strict zoning laws and construction limits have been good for boomers, who have seen their properties appreciate, but they have been terrible for millennials, who are having an extremely hard time buying homes.
“If you proletarianize the young people, you shouldn’t be surprised if they eventually become communist,” he explained.
While Thiel, who backed Donald Trump’s re-election, disagrees with Mamdani’s answers to New York’s housing affordability problems, he credited the lawmaker for talking about the issue more than establishment figures have been.
He also said he’s not sure if young people are actually more in favor of socialism or if they have become more disillusioned with capitalism.
“So in some relative sense, they’re more socialist, even though I think it’s more just: ‘Capitalism doesn’t work for me. Or, this thing called capitalism is just an excuse for people ripping you off,'” Thiel added.
Being wrong about a topic is called post partisanism - kalm
MAQA - putting the Q into qrazy qanon qult qonspiracy theories since 2015.
“When 70% of Millennials say they are pro-socialist, we need to do better than simply dismiss them by saying that they are stupid or entitled or brainwashed; we should try and understand why.”
Thiel expanded on those concerns in an interview with the Free Press that was published on Friday, saying strict zoning laws and construction limits have been good for boomers, who have seen their properties appreciate, but they have been terrible for millennials, who are having an extremely hard time buying homes.
“If you proletarianize the young people, you shouldn’t be surprised if they eventually become communist,” he explained.
While Thiel, who backed Donald Trump’s re-election, disagrees with Mamdani’s answers to New York’s housing affordability problems, he credited the lawmaker for talking about the issue more than establishment figures have been.
He also said he’s not sure if young people are actually more in favor of socialism or if they have become more disillusioned with capitalism.
“So in some relative sense, they’re more socialist, even though I think it’s more just: ‘Capitalism doesn’t work for me. Or, this thing called capitalism is just an excuse for people ripping you off,'” Thiel added.
This makes sense
At some point, the boomers are gonna have to look at their selves in the mirror and ask… who raised these wimps?
You did Mr Enabler
When I was young, Nyc was totally off-limits because of how expensive it was, if you wanted to move there you either better have the money or you better start saving money
These dumb kids will be better off just moving out into a more affordable place
BDKJMU wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 11:40 am
No, it’s actually closer to 52%.
37% top Fed rate
10.9% top NYS rate
3.876 top NYC rate
————-
51.776%
Read the article I posted. Post your own link.
Those are the top income tax rates for Fed, NYS, and NYC. If you don’t believe me, you can easily verify online. So I don’t need to post links.
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Caribbean Hen wrote: ↑Sun Nov 16, 2025 6:54 pm
Boom town Miami
built by Cubans escaping socialism … Cuba so bad they take to the open seas in anything that might float
The new NYC and financial hub of América
Klamdami is a fraud
Boomtown according to which metrics?
BTW, Seattle also just elected a democratic socialist for mayor.
You’re meme left out the part about:
-the American taxpayers subsiding their welfare states by paying for their defense for 70+ years, that’s only recently being curtailed (thanks Trump).
-Those countries (western European, esp Scandinavian that you love to compare to) being much more homogenous than the US.
Make America 85%ish to 90%+ white like the Scandinavian, while have someone pay for the bulk of our defense, while massively cutting back our overseas involvement, and we could do that massive social safety net too.
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BTW, Seattle also just elected a democratic socialist for mayor.
You’re meme left out the part about:
-the American taxpayers subsiding their welfare states by paying for their defense for 70+ years, that’s only recently being curtailed (thanks Trump).
-Those countries (western European, esp Scandinavian that you love to compare to) being much more homogenous than the US.
Make America 85%ish to 90%+ white like the Scandinavian, while have someone pay for the bulk of our defense, while massively cutting back our overseas involvement, and we could do that massive social safety net too.
Capitalists also benefitted (greatly) from providing defense spending.
So what with the implied racism? It’s impossible without white people? Does the global south need more capitalism?
You’re meme left out the part about:
-the American taxpayers subsiding their welfare states by paying for their defense for 70+ years, that’s only recently being curtailed (thanks Trump).
-Those countries (western European, esp Scandinavian that you love to compare to) being much more homogenous than the US.
Make America 85%ish to 90%+ white like the Scandinavian, while have someone pay for the bulk of our defense, while massively cutting back our overseas involvement, and we could do that massive social safety net too.
Capitalists also benefitted (greatly) from providing defense spending.
So what with the implied racism? It’s impossible without white people? Does the global south need more capitalism?
Yes capitalists benefited from govt spending US taxpayer $$$ to defend not just the US but Western Europe, which meant less $$$ for social programs in the US, and more money for social programs in Western Europe.
It’s not implied racism. Your meme mentioned Norway. You have a history on here of touting the success of capitalist Scandinavian countries with generous social safety nets. Those Scandinavian countries are overwhelmingly white (in the 80s to 90s % range). In the US the white population consumes a disproportionately lower share, based on their % of the population, of the need based govt assistance programs.
*Need based not age based ie Social Security & medicare)
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CFP: 2025
Capitalists also benefitted (greatly) from providing defense spending.
So what with the implied racism? It’s impossible without white people? Does the global south need more capitalism?
Yes capitalists benefited from govt spending US taxpayer $$$ to defend not just the US but Western Europe, which meant less $$$ for social programs in the US, and more money for social programs in Western Europe.
It’s not implied racism. Your meme mentioned Norway. You have a history on here of touting the success of capitalist Scandinavian countries with generous social safety nets. Those Scandinavian countries are overwhelmingly white (in the 80s to 90s % range). In the US the white population consumes a disproportionately lower share, based on their % of the population, of the need based govt assistance programs.
*Need based not age based ie Social Security & medicare)
It was a choice. We willingly spent on defense and less on social programs. You’re entire party has pushed this since at least 70’s.
“Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson, 43, said now that she has been elected mayor and is earning more money as a result, she no longer needs to ask her parents for help to pay the bills.”
Outgoing seattle mayor salary is $230k. That's a nice crib, well stocked with hummus for katie.
Caribbean Hen wrote: ↑Fri Nov 21, 2025 3:17 am
“Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson, 43, said now that she has been elected mayor and is earning more money as a result, she no longer needs to ask her parents for help to pay the bills.”
Outgoing seattle mayor salary is $230k. That's a nice crib, well stocked with hummus for katie.
She’s not alone. Capitalism brought you the high cost of living in Seattle. My SiL rents a decent older home in Kirkland to be close to her kids. $4000/month. Her solid 6 figure salary with Expedia renders her working class.