Zohran Mamdani, “proud democratic socialist,” will probably be the next mayor of New York City. He got more votes in the primary than any candidate, ever! ——— To make sure you receive the weekly video from Stossel TV, sign up here: https://johnstossel.activehosted.com/f/1 ——-- I don’t usually report on local politics, but I’ll make an exception for Mamdani because what he believes is what so many privileged young people believe, and these socialist ideas are just so stupid. He believes in government "seizing the means of production" (yes, really). He proposes government-run groceries and much higher taxes on the rich (even though both have failed). Socialist economies were abandoned in Russia, China, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, Zambia, Chile, Israel, Sweden, etc. because socialism wrecks lives. But Americans voters till want to try it? In this video, and the next, we’ll break down why socialist ideas always backfire. Absurdly, Mamdani has so many bad ideas that we had to make two videos to fit them in. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXaS9Ya6GoI
