OkAbbreviations4982 t1_its9ied wrote
Reply to comment by AlexanderHamiltonJC in Hello again r/jerseycity! I’m Alexander Hamilton! Running for Upcoming Board Of Ed Election As Part Of Change For Children team. LIVE AMA 6-8PM w my responses from pre-post by AlexanderHamiltonJC
You didn't answer the question.
hyphenthis t1_ittepvy wrote
He did. The question was how we're supposed to believe he has our interests and the children's interest at heart. He answered it convincingly.
OkAbbreviations4982 t1_ittn6uj wrote
Because he's getting less money than the union slate and has a special needs child. Ok, I'm convinced.
RAWisROLLIE t1_ituaskt wrote
Is he supposed to bring you the severed head of LeFrak?
OkAbbreviations4982 t1_itumd5y wrote
Instead of answering the question? No.
hyphenthis t1_itus2ul wrote
It seems like you have a very specific definition of "answering the question". What would've qualified as a sufficient answer?
RAWisROLLIE t1_ituu71g wrote
Exactly. A simple and direct "no" completely answers the question, yet would obviously not convince this person.
OkAbbreviations4982 t1_itys6ie wrote
He's funded by the exact people who have starved the education system of funds. It's not a yes and no question. Lefrak robs this city.
OkAbbreviations4982 t1_itys180 wrote
Addressing the issue I raised instead of deflecting to "i have a special needs kid".
hyphenthis t1_iu1o4z7 wrote
Ok, so you wanted him to say "Yes, I have the interests of children at heart"? I don't agree with you on him deflecting, I consider it as an example of why he has the interests of children at heart. Now I'm curious who you'll vote for, how did they answer this question?
OkAbbreviations4982 t1_iu2qeq9 wrote
I wanted him to address Lefrak's influence. Lefrak has been one of, if not the biggest recipient of long term tax abatements. Until very recently the schools were not receiving a penny from the payments that the abated properties paid, that money went directly to the city. The JC schools were then subsidized with state aid. This arrangement came to an end and the city implemented a payroll tax to partially fund the expected shortfall. Lefrak challenged the tax in court 2019 and finally lost this year. I think it's a fair question to challenge a candidate whose main source of funding is the same company's superPAC, also set up in 2019, seemingly in response to the payroll tax. You may feel the answer was sufficient but I do not think having a kid in the system or the other side having more funding negates the obviously benign intentions of Lefrak. I won't be voting for anyone, they are all a shower of shits.
hyphenthis t1_iu33baj wrote
So you actually wanted him to answer a totally different question. I'm not saying the question you're asking isn't valid, but it's a very different question.
Your question is: "Can you address Lefrak's influence on Jersey City's budget?"
The question asked was: "How do we know you have the interests of children at heart?"
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