Nice Try, NY Assembly Member Subversively Tries To Allow Lawmakers to Avoid Utility Bills

Mamdani sees himself as the king; his court consists of narcissists like Hooks, and the ordinary citizens are nothing more than peasants;

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NY City’s budget is late. While Mamdani continues to plead for yet another extension, one assembly member decided to submit a bill to help certain state employees avoid worrying about paying their utility bills during a wage freeze.

Assemblywoman Larinda Hooks (D-Queens) is advocating for new legislation, the “Automatic Utility Deferment Act,” that would require energy companies to maintain power for legislators, because they are not receiving their salaries due to the delayed budget.

A memo that accompanied the bill states:

Here’s the problem with Hooks’ bill. Currently, only elected officials in state government are being affected because the legislature keeps passing temporary extensions that provide paychecks for the wider........

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