• CTHlurker [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    2 months ago

    Isn’t 81k in New York City like, poverty level wages? From what I gather from Mamdani and his campaign, the CoL in New York is absolutely nuts and you can be hardpressed to stay housed on something close to 100k/year

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      2 months ago

      The 81k is being used on a perk for a man who already makes a good wage for doing essentially no work. It is essentially a bonus for the Brettbug That the person who is hired to provide the perk receives a comparatively poor wage doesn’t affect the dynamics at play much. (Altough i will admit if the pay had been exorbitant that would point to this being even more decadent)

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        2 months ago

        Totally agreed. It’s a lot of money for the NYT to spend on something completely unnecessary, I was just saying that the actual pay that the assistant gets is not enough to live decently in NYC, which I guess is a pro for Mr. BedBug