C0NEYISLANDWHITEFISH

C0NEYISLANDWHITEFISH t1_j9tm7ew wrote

Reply to comment by survive_los_angeles in George Santos — who is Catholic — insists he used to say he was 'Jew-ish' as a party joke. Now he says he's taken 4 DNA tests to prove his maternal grandparents are actually Jewish. by Grass8989

By saying he represents his constituents, that lumps people who voted for him and didn’t vote for him into the same camp.

Queens actually went Democrat, but since they make up a relatively small size of the district, the Long Island-side went more Republican. Parts of Long Island are solidly blue. Long Island is not a monolith.

A constituency is everybody, not just a politicians voters.

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C0NEYISLANDWHITEFISH t1_j9tlwqe wrote

Reply to comment by 1martini in FDNY wants to up the cost of ambulance rides by more than 50% by NYY657545

I don’t think anyone is saying deny care to people. I think it’s that if it’s determined to be medically egregious to call an ambulance for something, then they’ll be charged for it.

Either way, even if they didn’t implement that, it doesn’t change the amount of abusive 911 calls in the system, so why punish those who carry insurance or give their real info? Seems by not making it free for all, it continues to encourage those who abuse the system to use it while discouraging those who might truly need it - a worst of both worlds situation, right?

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C0NEYISLANDWHITEFISH t1_j9t7ylt wrote

Reply to comment by 1martini in FDNY wants to up the cost of ambulance rides by more than 50% by NYY657545

Why not have that law on the books, but charge those who abuse it either financially or criminally? I’d rather it be free and the abuse that’s rampant now continues, versus the current rampant abuse in addition to charging people who have the audacity to give their real name and insurance info, ya know?

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C0NEYISLANDWHITEFISH t1_j9rzlna wrote

Reply to comment by survive_los_angeles in George Santos — who is Catholic — insists he used to say he was 'Jew-ish' as a party joke. Now he says he's taken 4 DNA tests to prove his maternal grandparents are actually Jewish. by Grass8989

This is a pretty shitty attitude to have. First, the district has been a safe democratic seat for many years. Second, he mainly rode the wave of high Republican turnout which happened across the entire state, coupled with an unknown Democratic contender who seemingly stopped campaigning once he got the nomination and an underwhelming nominee for Governor. Santos didn’t win overwhelmingly. Third, the district was redrawn this year to make it slightly more competitive than it had been.

All this to say, the 3rd district isn’t some hillbilly district. It’s highly likely to turn back to blue in 2024, and something like 80% of the district disapproves of Santos. People keep writing it off like, ‘Well, they got what was coming to them’ like it’s a reliably red district, and it’s just incredibly ignorant.

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C0NEYISLANDWHITEFISH t1_j5i48m8 wrote

Reply to comment by bittoxic00 in NYC Council has no plan to pass bill that would let Mayor Adams charge retired city workers for health care: ‘It’s dead’ by F_T_N_32

These pensions are well-funded. Most pensions are at or close to 100% funded. The notable exception is the fire department and police department, which are about 40-60% funded, and that’s only because of the unexpected number of 9/11-related disability claims in recent years, and even those pensions are getting better in terms of their funding.

This was solely about rising healthcare costs, not the pensions themselves. Retirees were in a lose-lose situation here - it was either allow the city to increase the amount retirees pay for healthcare, or they would eliminate all but the Medicare Advantage plan for retirees. This bill is dead, so Adams will stop offering other healthcare plans.

This certainly wasn’t a ‘win’ for retirees.

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