With socialism, it is always using someone else’s money- hard-earned money that gets handed out without accountability, like in Wisconsin. The fraud becomes overwhelming, requiring those who have to pay more. The cycle continues: new benefits and freebies, and the taxes get raised again. This is common sense, but apparently our kids have not been taught history.
Mamdani does not in any way represent America; he is an ideology being pushed as far as it can go. I feel sorry for those who live in NYC because they will pay the price. Maybe more people will pay attention and vote next time. All IMO.
“New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is throwing his support behind controversial legislation that would force Amazon and other delivery giants to directly employ thousands of drivers — despite warnings the policy will force Amazon outside the five boroughs and lead to slower, more expensive deliveries.
Mamdani on Monday backed the Teamsters-supported Delivery Protection Act, which would bar companies from subcontracting core warehouse and delivery work at last-mile facilities and require workers to be directly employed by the facility operator.
“Corporations like Amazon build billion-dollar business models by insulating themselves from accountability through a system of exploitative subcontracting,” the mayor said in a statement.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is backing the Delivery Protection Act, which would require covered last-mile delivery operators to directly employ workers rather than rely on subcontractors.
He called the bill “common-sense regulation that protects delivery workers, safeguards the communities where these facilities operate and ensures that the corporations benefiting from workers’ labor are responsible for the consequences of their business practices.”
However, the legislation would foist an extra $664 per year on New York households to get their goods, according to a study by consultancy AKRF.
“This law is just going to raise prices for consumers,” Business Council of New York State spokesperson Steve Smith told The Post on Monday.
Amazon, which works with more than 40 local Delivery Service Partners employing over 5,000 people in New York City, has warned that the legislation could prompt it to move delivery operations outside the city.
A retreat outside the city limits would result in deliveries that are not only significantly slower but also more costly, AKRF previously warned.
“We’re committed to creating good jobs, supporting our thousands of employees and local small business partners in New York City and providing fast, reliable delivery for New Yorkers,” Amazon spokeswoman Kelly A. Nantel told The Post.
“But as written, this legislation would directly undermine that commitment — threatening the small businesses that deliver to customers, putting the jobs of more than 5,000 of their employees at risk and forcing us to consider relocating delivery operations outside of the city.”
Socialism 101