Mamdani claims $0 deficit…
Raids NYPD and Teacher pensions to balance books…
Hochul sends $4B lifeline… The $12B NYC shell game…
Doesn’t seem like it. pic.twitter.com/J9OoP5xlPX
— Fat Santa (@BknDrum) May 13, 2026
Lies pic.twitter.com/ttgiDi13Xc
— Mo ⦿ (@108Mj) May 13, 2026
Not quite. Mamdani proposed a balanced budget today, but the 12B gap was already trimmed to 5.4B through early actions before he took office. Closing it required 4B in new state aid (including a pied-à-terre tax), 2.3B in pension restructuring, and new taxes on high earners. It's…
— Nuelxx (@nuel_szy) May 13, 2026
By relying on 8 billion dollars in state bailouts and raiding the pension funds of city workers he has essentially traded long term stability for a short term political win. This strategy mirrors the failed policies of previous decades where politicians balanced the books by pushing liabilities onto the next generation.