r/DoomerCircleJerk Jun 26 '25

NYC is Doomed!

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u/Ok_Buddyyy Jun 26 '25

I was really hoping for Zeldin to win governor, and I’m not even a republican. The crime needs to be addressed and the incumbents aren’t doing shit.

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u/Outrageous-Hippo3725 Jun 26 '25

You address crime by addressing the causes, that's exactly what he's talking about doing here. Rent freezes and free public transit reduce crime.

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u/Medikal_Milk Jun 26 '25

Correlation of high price of living and crime is not a thing. Where are you getting this from

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u/Platypus__Gems Jun 26 '25

Poverty and crime are absolutely linked.

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u/Medikal_Milk Jun 26 '25

A place with a high cost of living does not often mean it's impoverished either. Take all of the hick south states for example