• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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      10 hours ago

      The massive deficit was straight up caused by a vindictive Cuomo who intentionally fucked the budget just before leaving office.

      Have some damn perspective and maybe keep watching.

    • megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      10 hours ago

      2 out of the 12 was from deferring pension payments, and the suggested plans to deal with it from other’s was to rely completely on pension deferment.

      It’s not good to have pension deferments, but this is legitimately the least bad option given what was possible short term.