He got famous in 2003 with "get rich or die trying."
According to the calculator on the us bureau of labor statics website, something that would have cost 50 cents in 2003 would cost 89 cents today.
50 cents has lost 44% of its value since 2003.
https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=.5&year1=200301&year2=202508
Is the /j so we know you're being a jerk?
(Seriously though, what does that mean?)
Its not about just their current taxes. Its about systemic change that democratic socialists gaining a foothold might create. The very wealthy would be made to pay for social programs and this would cause them to lose some of the obscene wealth they've hoarded.
At this point, spending some money to prevent this from happening is just financial risk management. It's their fiduciary duty.
As a note: I hope Mamdani wins.
Everybody has a price and those guys are getting paid a lot.
Capitalism enshitifies everything.
You're getting downvoted but the way they coordinated internally to make sure Bernie Sanders would lose the presidential primary in 2016 told me everything I need to know about the Democratic party: they don't actually want liberal policies implemented. Their apparent dislike of Mamdani is further evidence.
Increasing inflation will surely solve our problems!
Grade A trolling
It kinda looks like they went back for a second bite.
The dire consequence of decreased profits.
I mean, if he really wants it, let him buy it. He'd just better pay so much that everyone else's water becomes free.
It's fun to pee at full power, but that's how you end up with a varicose vein in your testicle.