• disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Rent-stabilized apartments already exist in NYC. They are subject to regulations, so prices can be bureaucratically frozen.

    He has proposed city-owned grocery stores, that would save money on rent and property taxes, forcing competitive pricing on groceries in NYC, and reducing the insane inflation rates we see. During the bird flu, eggs hit $13/dozen, for example.

    He’s also looking to increase the city minimum wage to $30/hr, and make the city bus free for residents.