Anonymous #1 12w

I mean, if these businesses are the major offices then I don’t mind

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Anonymous #2 12w

They still imply local people at low levels and they’re still gonna be out of a job. You guys are fucking stupid

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Anonymous #3 12w

Explain how that’s not gonna happen? If they either raise taxes or cut subsidies that’s less money going to the CEOs who you people say would rather die than take a pay cut. Why wouldn’t they just fire a few employees or cut their wages?

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Anonymous #1 12w

are they paying people less, firing them, both? what do you *assume* is going to happen? i'd like to look back at this convo in a few months and see what happened and compare your predictions

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Anonymous #1 12w

have you factored in that a lower cost of living means people need less wages to meet their needs? have you considered that taxes don't need to be levied against everybody equally? what if taxes are only raised on the highest earners - people likely benefiting from the inaccessibility and inaffordability of groceries?

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Anonymous #1 12w

They’re not gonna take subsidies from local business, they are going to slightly raise the income tax on millionaires and raise the corporate tax rate to meet neighboring New Jersey’s. Workers wages won’t go down either

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Anonymous #1 12w

Ok so this "city owned grocer" thing is actually using the funding that is currently diverted to subsidizing large chains, not mom and pop shops.

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Anonymous #6 12w

Those large chains only make 1-2% profit a year, they’re gonna shut down and those workers are gonna be out of a job

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Anonymous #5 12w

Why are there no big corporations in Jersey? Why did they all go to New York?

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Anonymous #3 12w

They can afford to move

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Anonymous #1 12w

There are no big corporations in Jersey? You’re joking.

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Anonymous #5 12w

There are like 20 times more large corporations in New York City alone than in Jersey and Mamdani is doing his best to make them leave without understanding that New York City would wither and die from that

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Anonymous #3 12w

It could be either strategy. Firing them or cutting wages would both accomplish the goal of saving their money

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Anonymous #1 12w

Yeah Wall Street banks are gonna move away from…. Checks notes….. Wall Street

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Anonymous #5 12w

Everything about their business is digital and if they can save a buck or two they absolutely will move

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Anonymous #1 12w

You act like there’s no benefit to being located in the capital of the world where all the best talent and services they rely on also are located. And no, the NYSE cannot move

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Anonymous #1 12w

basically "they *might* respond in harmful ways and we should back down and continue letting them hoard resources and leave people hungry and food insecure rather than addressing the retaliatory response"? you didn't answer all of my questions either. are you gonna keep tap dancing like a good boy or actually commit to your position?

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Anonymous #1 12w

they can afford to move... where? when? how? "where" being the most important because sure they could set up in the middle of nowhere for cheaper but that doesn't mean they'll hit their profit targets. you make a lot of willy nilly assumptions and don't seem to have anything but vibes to back it

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Anonymous #3 12w

Probably not Chicago because Brandon Johnson sucks but literally any city that wants a massive economic boon can give them tax credits to move there

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Anonymous #1 12w

not to mention a lot of these places only pay minimum wage to the vast majority of their workers (meaning they're already at the floor) and they often can't pay their supervisory workers less because they're competing with other businesses. so whose wages are being cut exactly?

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Anonymous #1 12w

responding with "probably not [some location]" is not an answer to the question. where, when and how are they going to move? you say this so confidently you must have a proper answer. go ahead, answer affirmatively, and commit

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Anonymous #3 12w

Any city that offers them a tax credit, I fucking said that already. I should be surprised that you’re illiterate but given your voting habits I’m not shocked at all

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Anonymous #1 12w

Breaking news Tulsa Oklahoma is offering the NYSE a $1 0billion tax credit which will put them in debt forever. NYSE obviously takes them up on that offer because $10 billion is sooo much money to them

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Anonymous #1 12w

tax credits elsewhere won't necessarily be better for their margins than operating where they're at now. that's why they hire financial professionals - to determine these things. your (over)confidence led me to assume you might have specifics but clearly this is just a vibes based position and the most basic questioning of it has spurred on a juvenile-rage fueled lash out. you're clearly not equipped for the conversation kid

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Anonymous #1 12w

but hey, i'm all ears if you actually have anything of substance to add! when you calm down and stop taking it personally and attacking people we can resume. remember, deep breaths and count to 10 until the rage has passed. splashing water on your face can also help in a pinch

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