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PICHICONCACA t1_j2z309v wrote

Reply to comment by moobycow in With Fulop out of the picture, an early look at the 2025 Jersey City mayor’s race by kryptonianleader

What’s wrong with higher taxes if they are properly allocated?

We don’t need a bigger police budget. We need better housing. Social program that help people off the streets and into jobs. A better board of Ed that spends money wisely and effectively.

But since everyone doubts that it could be done, nothing in fact gets done.

It’s an uphill battery with apathy, greed and ignorance.

If countries like Norway and provide high standards of living? Why can’t the US? If not the national level? Why not at the state level? If not at the state level why can’t we strive for it at the municipal level?

So many parts of jersey city are food deserts (example Marion neighborhood) With low access to quality public transport. That means that folks have less accessibility to jobs/schools.

You say, “well, move.” Say that to someone living on a fixed income, or to someone who is disabled. Say that to a single mom trying to make ends meet.

I’m not saying I have all the answers but nothing is done because everyone is convinced that nothing can be done.

SoWho ever can show me that they are invested in building public housing or other social programs that those who are less fortunate than us can take advantage of. Then yeah they get my vote.

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moobycow t1_j2z3w3s wrote

I'm not against socialized housing, I think it's great. The issue being that being for it, thinking it is a good policy and actually being able to implement it in a US city are very different things. Mayor's aren't emperors, they can't just decide to raise taxes and build housing they have to work with the systems we have in place and... Well, color me extremely skeptical that a mayor can force through socialized housing.

There's lots of stuff they do better in other countries I'd love to have here, but I'm not going to get all pissed off at local politicians when they can't fix systematic problems all by their lonesome.

So, yes, sure work towards it and advocate for the changes that make it possible, but that's a long term goal, not a mayor gets that done in a term or two goal.

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Maleficent-Baby-1926 t1_j2znkka wrote

agree with all these points and dont claim to have the answers but do believe in improving quality of life issues all across jersey city will require investments in police dept. if done responsibly (like hiring more diverse officers) it could have a positive impact on jobs and communities

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moobycow t1_j31syq5 wrote

I know F'all about best practice for policing or even how the JC department is approaching their job on a day-today basis, but I will say the Fulop has invested in police and the department has become much more diverse. So, if those are things you care about, I think you'd have to say he's done a good job.

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