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Nwk_NJ t1_jbis2i3 wrote

Reply to comment by DrixxYBoat in Does Google not work in Newark? "If a major NJ newspaper had a reporter dedicated to covering government in this state’s largest city—especially one who knows how to use Google—perhaps news outlets from halfway across the world wouldn’t have had the story (re: Newark's sister city accident) first" by madsheb

You give Ras too much credit. And by dividing the city, you mean daring to oppose King Ras and his minions? This city needs to get out of its own way.

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crustang t1_jbh3qga wrote

Reply to comment by Satanic_Doge in Murphy liquor license plan will destroy neighborhood favorites (Opinion) by Newarkguy1836

That’s the conclusion of libertarianism and incomplete Austrian economics (before Hayek realized his ideas as a younger man were bullshit).

The conclusion of capitalism is more or less a highly productive workforce that gets plenty of leisure time, amenities and financial safety nets provided by the state through pooled capital. Oh, and most taxes are levied against the value of land, not income.

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Satanic_Doge t1_jbgqi0v wrote

Reply to comment by Nwk_NJ in Murphy liquor license plan will destroy neighborhood favorites (Opinion) by Newarkguy1836

To be honest, I'm not 100% sure. From what I can gather, they feel like he's dishonest and doesn't actually do anything that helps them. I'm not informed enough to have a good opinion on the matter, but I do know enough to be suspicious of the city government and its...competence.

I know he was a former teacher and school principal, so he has to care at least a little bit, ya know? You don't do that kind of work to get rich.

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