Poll: Zohan Mamdani's policies are popular with Americans outside New York - even if Mamdani is not.
...from the linked article...
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The poll shows that Mamdani’s ideas are much more popular than Mamdani himself. Asked whether they “approve or disapprove of the following proposals to lower the cost of living” — none of which were attributed to Mamdani — Americans approved by wide margins in every instance:
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Link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/poll-zohran-mamdanis-policies-are-popular-with-americans-outside-new-york--even-if-mamdani-is-not-162406841.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHDcD1F9ayC_uGGq0KbZvVaeuY1tFGUDcX
Replies to: Poll: Zohan Mamdani's policies are popular with Americans outside New York - even if Mamdani is not.
Stupid Poll: Do you want free stuff? (Fails to mention there is no free stuff.)
Food was a right for Soviet citizens. Result: mostly empty store shelves at best, the holodomor at worst.
Same with housing...everyone gets shitholes to live in because no one builds/maintains nice free housing, ever. Rent restrictions are for morons because they guarantee shitty housing. The government historically exempts itself from requirements it imposes on private businesses.
Worst thing for this country would be to implement your policies.
The history of US housing projects and rent controls should be taught in high school. It is not. Having a "right" to the labor of another is slavery, however it is pitched to people who don't study history. And slaves don't get good quarters or good meals.
Take a look at the linked Fed chart and tell me about your solution for the bottom 50% of Americans.
...never mind the lower income residents in the most expensive city in this country.
Clock is ticking, Ned.
Link: https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/dataviz/dfa/distribute/chart/
No thank you. Your solution is to lower the top 50%, not raise all 100% like capitalism does.
A rising sea lifts all boats. That is my proposal.
Your proposal is to lower everyone to the same crappy level, except for Party Members.
Both systems have inequality of status, but mine has high status and economic mobility for anyone who wants it. Yours has low status and economic immobility except for party Members. Your inequality is based on power, whereas mine is based on equality of opportunity and merit. Mine, the American way, helps the bottom 50% by raising them up. The more you promise to give people by taking from others, the more you destroy the benefits of capitalism and replace it with a shit sandwich for everyone...which is equality of status, your goal. But no one wants that.
You sure like putting words in other people's mouths, Ned...a bit like creating "Straw Men" to fit
your purpose. The truth of the matter is...getting back to the OP regarding Mamdani's proposal, he's focused only on those making ~$1M/yr and up, which would then leave probably 99% of New Yorkers as they were. Now, don't you feel much better?
Note that the CEO to Average Worker compensation back in the early 60's was on the order of 26:1...whereas today it's above 300:1. Looks to me like a lot of former Kindergarteners never learned how to "SHARE" their toys.
Neither is very good at their stated goals.
Wealth disparity grows under every administration going back to Reagan or before. It's a broken system.
At least one party is willing to do something about it...CEO to Avg. Worker Comp used to be 26:1...
now it's north of 300:1...it's the root of much of our national distress.
You know this isn't true, why keep lying?
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The wealth gap vacilates until government puts its thumb on the scales.
Then the gap gets bigger.
The wealthy didn't get their wealth because they are stupid. If competition picks winners, they will compete. If government picks winners, they will embrace power. And the surest way to hold power is to keep others dependent on government handouts, not dependent on their own abilities to compete.
We started our "War on Poverty" in the 1960's, when poverty was decreasing already. We had a solution without a problem, but it made people feel good to be doing domething. Government got involved, and now things are worse.
The sad...and insidious...thing is that GOP government aids and abets the ever increasing wealth gap
If you're willing to step away for a moment from your fantasy world, go to the library and pick up "Tyranny, Inc." by Conservative, Sohrab Ahmari to see how even the Middle Class has the cards stacked against it. A more progressive government is essential for the well being of ALL Americans...not just those with generational wealth.
"You can't make an omelet without cracking a few eggs"
Where is the omelet?
Nice to see you touting your Marx brother before beddy-bye…
Meet your quota for the day?
Mamdani’s policies resonate with as sizable majority of Americans…what’s your problem?
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Of course people want free stuff without having to work for it. It's the new American mindset
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Of course you won’t answer my question. Knee-jerking a statement is all you have.
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Were you ever on Medicaid during your tough financial times?
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I've also worked for a living and never was on any government dole.
And you?
In your haste to condemn my question to markharman and support
his thesis you lost the point. How about editing your post and direct it to him.
Having appropriately used something does not preclude one from criticizing those who would abuse it
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another word salad post.
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"Word salad" does not apply when you aren't smart enough to understand the post.
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that must be it - you post something stupid but think it’s brilliant
MAGAGONOWHERE.
Who doesn’t want a free lunch?
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