You read Your Survival Guy’s warnings about New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, and now, Issues and Insights editorial staff wonders if New Yorkers aren’t feeling a bit of buyer’s remorse. They write:
During his inauguration, Mamdani pledged that his administration would “replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.”
Again, no surprise. Mamdani is a proud member of the Democratic Socialists of America. And he has surrounded himself with like-minded people. That includes Mamdani’s hand-picked director of New York’s “housing justice” office, Cea Weaver.
Haven’t heard of her? You will. Like Mamdani, she’s a self-proclaimed socialist and collectivist. She claims that “for centuries we have treated property as an individualized good and not as a collective good”; describes homeownership as a “weapon of white supremacy”; and wants government to “seize private property.”
She’s serious. Weaver unabashedly says she wants to “impoverish the white middle class” and would be delighted for voters to “elect more Communists.” And of course, tax the rich.
So why not tax the rich? Well, for one thing, they’re already leaving New York for red states as fast as they can. They know what’s coming. And they’re taking New York’s tax base with them. No surprise that desperate Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is imploring those who have moved to come back.
Action Line: Those wealthy New Yorkers are fleeing to places like Your Survival Guy’s 2026 Super States. They want politicians who put constituents’ interests ahead of their own radical political agendas. Click here to subscribe to my free monthly Survive & Thrive letter.
