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applegrove

(133,207 posts)
Tue May 19, 2026, 03:35 PM May 19

Mamdani:

Mayor Mamdani: "Reagan famously said the nine most terrifying words in the English Language are 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.' It's a good quote, but I disagree. I think 9 more terrifying words are actually, 'I worked all day, and I can't feed my family'."

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻🚫👑 (@strictlychristo.bsky.social) 2026-05-19T01:28:33.536Z
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Celerity

(54,968 posts)
10. Your maths are off. A 300 per cent reduction of 9 yields -18.
Tue May 19, 2026, 06:43 PM
May 19

A 100 per cent reduction of 9 takes it to zero, a 200 per cent reduction of 9 takes it to -9.

Taking it from 9 to 3 is a reduction of approximately 66.67%.

Bluetus

(3,113 posts)
11. It is minus 9. He took out reagan's 9 words.
Tue May 19, 2026, 06:55 PM
May 19

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That's minus 9. Then he replaced them with 3. That's 300 percent.

Celerity

(54,968 posts)
14. No it isn't. It's approximately a 66.67 per cent reduction. Expressed as a fraction, it is reducing 9 by 2/3rds.
Tue May 19, 2026, 07:04 PM
May 19

This is all extremely basic maths.

D_Master81

(2,694 posts)
5. All the crap we are dealing with now
Tue May 19, 2026, 05:37 PM
May 19

Everything about all the problems we have now economically go back to Regan and his BS trickle down economics theory. They broke up the unions, they allowed for corporate takeovers of everything including the media that just pushes RW BS now, they made the government incompetent, they took away regulations for the environment. I mean if you think about it so much goes back to Regan and the rise of conservatives

IronLionZion

(51,588 posts)
8. Remember when he implemented Sharia law, took away all our freedoms, and millions fled NYC to escape?
Tue May 19, 2026, 06:31 PM
May 19

Me neither.



peggysue2

(12,613 posts)
15. BOOM!
Tue May 19, 2026, 07:09 PM
May 19

Mamdani is good at this politic'in stuff!

Take a Republican message and turn it on its head.

Excellent!

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