Submitted by Downtown-Prompt-6499 t3_ybyh41 in jerseycity
bodhipooh t1_itl351b wrote
Reply to comment by G_Funk_Error in YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL. YOU COULD HAVE DEMANDED BETTER THAN THIS by Downtown-Prompt-6499
I got insulted by more than a handful of people in Nextdoor shortly after the reval for stating that people seeing an increase and whining about it were conveniently ignoring the fact they had been underpaying for years and benefitted from that in the form of increased property values. The best was the many people arguing and demanding that the reval be rolled back and phased in over a period of years to allow them to better adjust. They didn't like it when it was pointed out to them that doing so meant asking poorer residents to continue to subsidize them. The cognitive dissonance when it came to the reval, and realities it exposed, was nothing short of outstanding. Particularly considering the vast majority of those clamoring for the reval to be rolled back on Nextdoor would also self-identify as white liberals with a strong commitment to social justice and equality... until it hit their pockets.
Downtown-Prompt-6499 OP t1_itmkwpt wrote
time for another reval
bodhipooh t1_itmnr5y wrote
Not gonna happen anytime soon. It will be at least another 10 years, maybe 15.
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments