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Mamdani balanced the NYC budget (lemmy.wtf)
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[–] atro_city@fedia.io 9 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

This can't be real... for real? He has been in office for... 3 months?

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (2 children)

Coming up with a budget is usually one of the first things you do. Sticking to it when, like, a sewer tunnel collapses unexpectedly or something is a whole other thing, but just having a plan to break even in the first place is ~~below par~~ better than average for his office.

e; well that turn of phrase was not a home run

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Why is it "below par"? They were 16 billion in debt and got out of it within 5 months. Did any republican mayor achieve that in NYC?

[–] square@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Below par is good.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Really depends. If you're a golfer, sure. I'm not, so it's bad

worse than usual, or below the expected standard:

Customers who were surveyed reported that the company's products are expensive and below par.

par = standard. below par = below standard.

[–] square@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 hours ago

No, you're right, golfer or not it means bad. I was just saying I think that's what they meant. I should have been more clear, my bad.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Only in golf. In English, below par means below average.

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Kiteo his eyes closed!

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 hours ago

Assuming you meant above par, since this isn't golf