This NYC plumber made $465K on your dime and the truth behind it will make your blood boil

Only in New York City could a plumber rake in nearly half a million dollars a year — courtesy, of course, of taxpayers. The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), a so-called lifeline for lower-income families, is turning out to be a gold mine for insiders who know how to milk the system. Meanwhile, average folks in this city can barely scrape by, while the bureaucrats and union pals behind NYCHA laugh all the way to the bank.

Let’s get real. The idea that anyone on any government payroll should get paid like a top-tier Wall Street executive is outrageous. But this is just another example of how big government loves to reward its own and punish the rest of us with sky-high taxes and failing public services. Leftists love to preach about “affordable housing” and “equitable wages,” but when it comes to the bloated NYCHA, the working class always gets left behind—except for those with their hands in the cookie jar.

NYCHA is drowning in dysfunction, waste, and corruption. Year after year, city Democrats pour billions into this broken agency, promising to “fix” things. Yet the results never change. Instead of new pipes or cleaner apartments, we get stories about workers hauling in double or triple the salary of the mayor. Let’s not forget—this isn’t some genius inventor or miracle doctor. It’s a plumber, lining his pockets with $465,000 that hardworking citizens cough up.

This kind of government greed and incompetence isn’t just a New York problem. It’s a warning sign for the entire nation. If you let progressives and their union bosses run things, get ready for sky-high salaries for government cronies and crumbling infrastructure for everyone else. Liberals talk about “the people,” but NYCHA shows who they really care about—themselves and their buddies, not the struggling families stuck waiting for repairs in their filthy buildings.

If this is what progressive “equity” and “justice” look like in America, maybe the swamp is deeper than we thought. How many more plumbers-turned-millionaires does it take before people realize that big government doesn’t serve the public—it serves itself?

Source: NY Post