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- Removing tiny pieces of red tape (a permit to sell ice cream) is a token gesture when he decided to install Lina Khan as Chair Of New York City Economic Development. Her entire reputation is built on being incredibly hostile to business.
General NIMBY-ism within the city combined with a ED chair who hates big business does not seem to bode well for the success of large projects.
by richwater - > General NIMBY-ism
Mamdani explicitly campaigned on building more, especially housing, so not sure where you got that idea. NIMBYs show up at community board meetings, sure, but your post makes it sound like that's somehow the mayor's fault?
I'm also not sure if you're a New Yorker or not but the NYC EDC remit is a hell of a lot more than just "encourage big business". They run the ferry, for example, and other infrastructure projects
by 1986 - Nice try Elon Musk. Lina Khan is fucking awesome.by breakyerself
- Make it easier to sell ice cream.
Make it harder to trap people in subscriptions with not viable way to cancel.
by qgin - So what EXACTLY has she done since being installed that hurts small businesses owners?
- If anything, being against monopolies is actually pro small business because monopolies make it harder for small businesses to compete
- > Her entire reputation is built on being incredibly hostile to business.
Her reputation is built on being incredibly hostile to malicious big business techniques that screw consumers and employees.
Banning non-competes, promoting right-to-repair, and requiring click-to-cancel were absolutely correct decisions that I laud her for.
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