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Absurd Alhazred posted:Question is whether Uber will survive long enough to get up here. Uber will be fine. Protip: Taxi's in the city, uber/lyft outside of the city.
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Free tuition at SUNY schools! Happy kids won't have to go through hell with student loans like I did
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etalian posted:Probably also driven by people not wanting to live in such lovely cities as Rochester and Buffalo. hahahaha buffalo and rochester have had lovely economies for decades that haven't been sufficiently addressed!!! hahahaHAHAHA THEY'RE BAD CITIES HAHAHAHAHAHA
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whatis posted:hahahaHAHAHA THEY'RE BAD CITIES HAHAHAHAHAHA Well, yeah
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it's extremely funny, to me, that poverty levels in upstate new york are more than double the national average in most places. having a big laugh here that poorly thought-out and implemented economic development initiatives have failed miserably to address longstanding deficiencies in communities just a few hours away from new york city
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whatis posted:it's extremely funny, to me, that poverty levels in upstate new york are more than double the national average in most places. having a big laugh here that poorly thought-out and implemented economic development initiatives have failed miserably to address longstanding deficiencies in communities just a few hours away from new york city Hillary, Cuomo, Booker, and Schumer want you to move to that city to get a job and maybe do a tech startup so they can forgive your college debt.
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whatis posted:it's extremely funny, to me, that poverty levels in upstate new york are more than double the national average in most places. having a big laugh here that poorly thought-out and implemented economic development initiatives have failed miserably to address longstanding deficiencies in communities just a few hours away from new york city No see you are supposed to be disdainful of them and talk about how NYC should secede from the useless rednecks.
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The footballman who says the women are ugly is a sage and wise person and not being very rude
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Apr 8, 2017 18:16
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whatis posted:it's extremely funny, to me, that poverty levels in upstate new york are more than double the national average in most places. having a big laugh here that poorly thought-out and implemented economic development initiatives have failed miserably to address longstanding deficiencies in communities just a few hours away from new york city I mean... isn't that most states outside of their core cities? Most of upstate seems about as bad as anywhere else in the country.
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uncurable mlady posted:I mean... isn't that most states outside of their core cities? Most of upstate seems about as bad as anywhere else in the country. upstate is worse
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binghamton is a poor miserable city even by the standards of upstate
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I think Sheehan is going to win reelection: https://twitter.com/niahammWNYT/status/850783478119628800 https://twitter.com/Sheehan4Albany/status/850783370321809409 Livestream of her announcement, strategically set up after NYS budget promised Albany the money it needed.
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uncurable mlady posted:I mean... isn't that most states outside of their core cities? Most of upstate seems about as bad as anywhere else in the country. 1: It's worse than average 2: There's nothing more emblematic of the failure of Dem/Libs than their absence anywhere other than NYC and how they've failed to really do anything to make most of the state much better economically.
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uncurable mlady posted:I mean... isn't that most states outside of their core cities? Most of upstate seems about as bad as anywhere else in the country. upstate ny is worse than most of the rest of the country, though i think west virginia and where i currently live in southern oregon might beat even upstate ny out like unless you're in saratoga springs or the tech parts of albany or a few, very few other select locations, poo poo is dire
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like, you don't know how bad poo poo can get until you've driven through amsterdam
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whatis posted:hahahaha buffalo and rochester have had lovely economies for decades that haven't been sufficiently addressed!!! hahahaHAHAHA THEY'RE BAD CITIES HAHAHAHAHAHA At least it's not Detroit!!! I have to occasionally visit Rochester for work so I can experience a small slice of rust belt life.
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I mean my comparison point is Kentucky so I guess that throws it off.
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Kentucky is being driven into walls at high speeds, so... yeah I think that's a bit off.
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Grondoth posted:Kentucky is being driven into walls at high speeds, so... yeah I think that's a bit off. Better bourbon to take the edge off, though.
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So it sounds like Cumo got his promised 'free tuition' in the budget but I can't find any description anywhere of how the mechanism will actually work, except that it seems to be structured as a grant to students tockver the cost (rather than just lowering the price tag) with an income threshold of 100k, to later be raised. But I can't find the rest of the strings if any. Curious if I can get any of that sweet sweet excelsior money to go back to school.
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Grondoth posted:Kentucky is being driven into walls at high speeds, so... yeah I think that's a bit off. In fairness, I left KY before Bevin took that train off the rails... real shame, Lexington is a nice city and the state itself is beautiful. The people, ehh...
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nobody knows how many people will get "free tuition." that's how you know it's good might be over 100k, might be 32,000. who knows?
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get that OUT of my face posted:nobody knows how many people will get "free tuition." that's how you know it's good It's me. I'm getting free tuition. Just me.
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Absurd Alhazred posted:Better bourbon to take the edge off, though. I had some 1911 apple gin lately, would recommend. Their family orchard is a few miles south of Syracuse.
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Mr. Jive posted:I had some 1911 apple gin lately, would recommend. Their family orchard is a few miles south of Syracuse. Sweet! Will do! Assembly passed the budget and are skipping off to late vacation: https://twitter.com/mahoneyw/status/850818465514618881
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CaptainPsyko posted:But I can't find the rest of the strings if any. Curious if I can get any of that sweet sweet excelsior money to go back to school. Yeah if NY wants to fund me going back to get an MBA that's just peachy
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EugeneJ posted:Yeah if NY wants to fund me going back to get an MBA that's just peachy Yeah as if the world needs more MBAs trying to run companies.
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uncurable mlady posted:the state itself is beautiful. The people, ehh... same in upstate new york, and also in new hampshire (actually new hampshire has the rudest people i've ever encountered, and i lived in fuckin new york my whole life rofl), and also same here in oregon outside of portland and ashland rurals in vermont and (at least western) massachussettes are like the only exception to this rule that i have seen
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EugeneJ posted:Yeah if NY wants to fund me going back to get an MBA that's just peachy Nah it's definitely undergrad I know that much.
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it is pretty cool that i decided to stay in oregon after moving out here to finish my degree because southern oregon university is cheaper than fuckin hudson valley community college was, and now i could have just stayed there and gotten my bs for free lmfao
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financially racist posted:same in upstate new york, and also in new hampshire (actually new hampshire has the rudest people i've ever encountered, and i lived in fuckin new york my whole life rofl), and also same here in oregon outside of portland and ashland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hXpobkojPI
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financially racist posted:same in upstate new york, and also in new hampshire (actually new hampshire has the rudest people i've ever encountered, and i lived in fuckin new york my whole life rofl), and also same here in oregon outside of portland and ashland NH's seatbelt laws always struck me as odd until I went there, and then it all made perfect sense.
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Daily Gazette with some details about the Excelsior Scholarships. Only two year/four year degrees, no grad school, for those in families making 100k a year phasing up to 125k over a couple of years. If you get a two-year degree under it you must stay in NYS two years after that, four years for a four year degree. So no luck getting that sweet free MBA.
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far be it from me to agree with the Post, but they raise some good points about how the scholarship program sucks and stands to make student loans even worse. namely, there's a last-minute provision put in by senate republicans and supported by cuomo to require in-state jobs after college or they'll magically become loans call this plan like it is: bullshit
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i mean it at least makes some sort of sense to try and keep college grads in-state to try and stave off brain drain, especially upstate it is still not great but it also isn't the worst thing ever
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theflyingexecutive posted:Free in-state tuition is categorically a good thing it's better than nothing, in the sense that wonk-fueled policy usually is
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I'm currently working with Greenpeace on a campaign to get a plastic bag ban in New York City, and the wider state if possible. We're trying to figure out the best means to implement it (outright ban, a tax on it's use, etc.) and I'd love to get y'alls thoughts on what it should be and how it could be done. I know it's a bit more of a vanity initiative compared to other issues, but it's meant to get a local victory under our belt. Plus, the city alone uses 10 billion plastic bags anually, compared to 100 billion nationwide. I'm personally torn between the tax and outright ban. The ban would be easier to sell and harder revoke, though the revenue from the tax could be directed towards a seperate initiative that directly benefits the population. Just to put it out there: Paper bags will still be in use. This is really only directed towards the single use plastic bags you get at stores.
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