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# The only way to fight “Income Inequality” is to follow Mamdani’s path

If you give a person earning 100k a tax break and a person who owns 100 million is assets a tax break, the person who earns 100k will spend the majority of the money they’ve saved, whilst the person who owns 100 million in assets will use that tax break to buy more assets, pushing up the cost of living, eventually wiping out the tax break given to the person on 100k.

Right now, the global minimum corporate tax is around 15%, but that rate should be increased across all countries. And if any nation refuses to participate, the international response should be firm: no trade with tax-haven countries. The United States, in particular, could even take a leadership role by unilaterally implementing higher trade tariffs on nations that refuse to cooperate, thereby leveling the economic playing field.

Currently, in the U.S., if a city tries to raise corporate taxes, wealthy individuals and companies often threaten to relocate to another city with lower taxes. This constant pressure prevents local governments from acting, and as a result, working-class people continue to suffer under the weight of corporate and elite blackmail.

This pattern repeats at the national level too. If the U.S. raises taxes, corporations and billionaires threaten to move their money or headquarters abroad.

The fear of wealthy individuals moving their money abroad is not a new challenge. Some European and Scandinavian countries have faced similar threats. However, instead of backing down, they implemented creative policies to maintain their social contracts. A key tool they used was the implementation of **“exit taxes,“** which are financial penalties levied on individuals or businesses for moving their wealth or assets out of the country. These measures were highly effective at reducing the risk of capital flight, allowing these nations to maintain higher tax rates and fund robust social safety nets.

It is the only way to end the blackmailing of corporations. 

# Why no other candidate, but Only Mamdani Has a Real Plan to Fix NYC Traffic

New York City drivers spend over a hundred hours annually stuck in traffic. Our streets are severely congested, pollution levels are increasing, and daily commuting has become a nightmare. Every election cycle, politicians discuss solutions, but concrete plans are often missing.

The reality is that many mayoral candidates lack a serious strategy to address traffic congestion. They often cling to car-focused policies, like expanding highways and parking, which paradoxically exacerbate the issue.

Zohran Mamdani offers a distinct approach. His vision avoids quick fixes or unfulfilled pledges. He grasps the core issue: New York is fundamentally designed for public transit, not for an ever-increasing number of private vehicles. For this reason, Mamdani advocates for:

Fare-free public transit, providing an affordable alternative to driving for everyone.

Improved subway and bus service, eliminating long waits and overcrowded trains.

Congestion pricing, which would reduce car traffic in Manhattan while simultaneously funding public transit enhancements.

The Interborough Express (IBX), designed to connect Brooklyn and Queens without compelling commuters to travel through Manhattan.

Affordable housing located near transit hubs, enabling people to live closer to their workplaces without needing a car.

While other candidates merely discuss the problem, Mamdani presents tangible solutions for a cleaner, faster, and less congested New York City. If we continue with the current ineffective policies, traffic will inevitably worsen. Mamdani possesses the courage to implement bold changes, which is precisely what this city requires.

And still good amount of old dems won’t endorse him and simply pretend he doesn’t exist

I mean, yeah. He’s young, he’s very visibly part of the city he’s trying to lead, he’s healthy, and he supports a lot of good things that would improve the majority of peoples lives. I fail to see how anybody else would poll over him. The last few NYC mayors have been firmly establishment picks and largely do nothings – Eric Adams, Guiliani, Bloomberg, de Blasio.

According to the headline, he’s polling even higher than himself! Truly no stopping this guy.

Yeah, but if you don’t include his numbers at all then the other guys are polling somewhat competitively against each other.

I know nothing about this guy. But…

Who’s a bigger disaster trump or this guy? I doubt it’s this guy.

The fact that the mass media is freaking out is a good then. They have gaslit trump being sane for years.

Let them eat cake.

It’s crucial that the party distance itself from such an outlier /s

Mamdani isn’t a „full-on“ communist.

Before Reagan, the United States followed Keynesian Economics which puts it somewhere between Socialism and Capitalism. It was closer to Socialism because our progressive tax rate for the wealthiest was around 50-70% at the highest bracket.

The Middle Class enjoyed a fair amount of prosperity during that short period. It’s why baby boomers are so much richer compared to the generations that came after.

What is Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, Union laws, but socialist policies meant to help citizens?

In other places in Europe such as Norway, France, Spain, Italy, have nationalized or semi-nationalized oil industries meant to help fund their socialist policies.

Socialism seems alien and foreign to the US because of USSR anti-propaganda, but within the history of the US we weren’t far removed from it.

It’s just our Public School education has some degree of misinformation.

# Why is making tons of new apartments through private corporations not going to solve higher prices of housing in NYC? 

Some people criticize Mamdani’s housing policies (i.e. the public should own the newly built apartments to make them affordable permanently). They present an alternative solution that NYC should end Zoning, and make tons of new apartments through private investment, where rich people and corporations will own those new apartments. They believe this will bring down the rent of apartments for poor people in NYC. 

However, this is not a solution. Private corporations make only 20% of their apartments affordable (against huge government tax cuts) and that too only for 15 to 20 years. Afterwards, the apartment is no longer subsidized and the rent goes 3 times more, and the family has to evacuate not only the apartment, but NYC itself. 

Secondly, the problem with unlimited private development is that it eventually hits a hard wall: **finite land**.

In the next 15-20 years all developable land will be used up (even without zoning). And by that time, almost all of it will be owned by wealthy individuals or large corporations, not working-class families. Every new apartment will be a source of passive income for the rich, and housing will become a commodity, not a human right.

Once land runs out, prices will rise, and with no public housing infrastructure in place, the poor will be entirely at the mercy of private landlords and developers.

That’s why Mamdani’s policy of permanently affordable, forever-subsidized public housing is not only morally right, it’s sustainable. It guarantees that a portion of the housing stock will never be commodified, never be sold off to corporations, and never be priced out of reach.

Let’s also be honest about the role of capital. The reason why corporations and the ultra-rich are obsessed with investing in housing is simple: there’s no risk. It’s a safe, stable, high-return investment at the cost of human lives and dignity. Every time they buy up land or build luxury towers, they make it harder for ordinary families to live in their own cities.

Why should we allow the rich to treat land, a finite and essential resource, as a playground for profit? Let them invest in industry, clean tech, or anything else that actually creates value. Housing should be for living, not for speculation.

If we want a truly just, long-term solution, it’s time we reject the model of endless private development, and instead invest in community-owned, permanently affordable housing, like Mamdani is proposing.

Isn’t this at least the second poll in a row where this has happened?

He’s also polling the highest share of Jewish New York City voters at 37%. (The next one down in that share list is Eric Adams at 21%.)

In spite of all the false claims of antisemitism that were cynically weaponized against this fine upstanding gentleman.

Media: “We don’t like this guy!”

New Yorkers: “Why would we listen to you? The same source that covered Trump 24/7 and backed a disgraced sex offender for mayor? We’ll do this one ourselves.”

I hope he just absolutely EMBARRASSES this whole field of seasoned, well-backed politicians.

And then he’ll have an ACTUAL mandate. Not the „mandate“ every election winner claims when they eke out a 5-point victory, but a clear THE PEOPLE WANT THIS mandate to do some actual real good.