When Mamdani is elected, I will watch with keen interest the steps he takes to transform NYC into a socialist mecca.
It's bad enough that its government has for years stipulated what rents landlords can charge (the consequence of which are lots of shabby apartment buildings).
But operating grocery stores is far trickier. If it's run by bureaucrats, then it's guaranteed to be a money loser.
A worse consequence: since privately owned enterprises cannot compete with government owned and operated ventures, then Mandani-stores will drive out of business the city's tax-generating ones
When that occurs, taxes of all kinds will increase resulting in evermore outbound migration
The only good to come from Mamdani's history-proven, guaranteed to fail government-run business model will be the books written by tomorrow's scholars explaining anew that governments do not create wealth; they consume it
What is Democratic Socialism, you ask? Well, like Fabian Socialism, or spreading pepper on the soil as you're fleeing the scene of the crime so the bloodhounds can't follow you, it's a way of obfuscating. Socialism says government cares. That's an important part of the campaign strategy for Big D Democrats in the USA. We C A R E about you. Until you suggest you'd like to change the style of government, in which case we care less about you and more about retaining power.
And Democratic Socialism says voters believe us when we tell you we care, and you vote for us. Just don't try to vote us out. Then you'll see who we really care about.
Mamdani knows how to sell himself. I watched some of his commercials in the little side window while some newscaster was talking - no sound - he looked like he was having a marvelous time and everybody should get on the merry-go-round with him.
Well he’s popped up again says Mr Joel. I’m reading your stuff…hard not to.
Great tidbit here Joel. Add this to the list of info my kindergarten class failed to educate me with. Can’t trust those catholic nuns. Class was taught in an old log home circa Mr Lincoln’s time frame. That MUST be why they missed it. Kuwait WHO? Norway, well I’m sure they were upgrading boatbuilding skills
and couldn’t be bothered.
Anyway sir, great article thanks. If the democrats stumble here over this nimrod, then Bernie might have a chance. He might consider a pre nup with AOC. Oh joy. I believe she wouldn’t be the first hottie to think about an old birds money.
Yep, not earned or saved. Oil is sold on the markets and when that starts to dwindle , what will be left .? Especially if one does not save. Good luck all You socialists!
Even though America never had 100% capitalism, the US had more free enterprise and individual freedom than any other political system by far. On the whole, Americans were happy, prosperous and healthy.. As more and more socialism and fascism was allowed to creep in we've become less happy, less prosperous and less healthy. I guess that's the definition of progressive.
If the US hadn't toppled the Libyan regime, you could have been writing about that country as well. Gasoline there was around 3 CENTS a litre at that time. And the entire population had many benefits paid for by oil. But the US had to topple them, as they were getting too big for their britches, trying to organize all of North Africa into a trading bloc.
Kuwait and Norway depend heavily on oil revenue. And they have wisely invested much of that revenue in things unrelated to petroleum that keeps increasing their sovereign wealth funds.
A better gage of whether their social contract works is the democratic socialist government of Denmark. They provide most of the benefits of Kuwait and Norway but they do it by educating their people and going out into the world with superior knowledge and skills that the world needs and is willing to pay for. Denmark has as a relatively happy population because they have a successful humaine strategy of caring for their people. They are not rich in mineral resources or timber or oil. They are rich in human resources. They are smart and use their knowledge to make their nation better, their environment healthy, and their government responsive to the needs of the people. They are not into making wars or making their people sick with toxins in food etc.
America makes wars that cost it in treasure and human capital. Our industries create toxins that sicken our people. America dumbs down its population deliberately and manipulates that population to best advantage that ultra wealthy.
America is on a path to self destruction. Denmark is on a path to higher human potential.
People in America are unhappy and divided. People in Denmark are happy and united.
Who is right and who is wrong?
And no, I am not Danish. I was born and raised in America. I am American through and through.
But one would have to blind not to see that America is headed for major failure.
As Denmark, and the other scandinavian countries have stated, they are NOT socialist. They believe in private property, etc. Joel covered this in a previous Note, perhaps you missed it, or simply don't believe it. The scandinavian countries do impose high taxes, and have a homogenous population, and, more importantly, North Sea oil.
I am curious if they have an immigration problem as I have heard Netherlands and Norway both have problems. Heard that there are places that are no go zones.
I have read that the Danes moved some Islamists to an island, but I just did a search, and that was proposed, but never implemented. There are immigration problems throughout the western world, even in the US.
I would assume that You know the history of these Nations. I would not trust any government as far as I can throw them. Human nature is human nature and They know , or have the knowledge of good and evil. In saying this they , that is government can change as the wind changes. That We have no control of!
When Mamdani is elected, I will watch with keen interest the steps he takes to transform NYC into a socialist mecca.
It's bad enough that its government has for years stipulated what rents landlords can charge (the consequence of which are lots of shabby apartment buildings).
But operating grocery stores is far trickier. If it's run by bureaucrats, then it's guaranteed to be a money loser.
A worse consequence: since privately owned enterprises cannot compete with government owned and operated ventures, then Mandani-stores will drive out of business the city's tax-generating ones
When that occurs, taxes of all kinds will increase resulting in evermore outbound migration
The only good to come from Mamdani's history-proven, guaranteed to fail government-run business model will be the books written by tomorrow's scholars explaining anew that governments do not create wealth; they consume it
What is Democratic Socialism, you ask? Well, like Fabian Socialism, or spreading pepper on the soil as you're fleeing the scene of the crime so the bloodhounds can't follow you, it's a way of obfuscating. Socialism says government cares. That's an important part of the campaign strategy for Big D Democrats in the USA. We C A R E about you. Until you suggest you'd like to change the style of government, in which case we care less about you and more about retaining power.
And Democratic Socialism says voters believe us when we tell you we care, and you vote for us. Just don't try to vote us out. Then you'll see who we really care about.
Good article. "Socialism" works when you have a commodity, in this case, oil, that the world needs.
Mamdani knows how to sell himself. I watched some of his commercials in the little side window while some newscaster was talking - no sound - he looked like he was having a marvelous time and everybody should get on the merry-go-round with him.
Until they get motion sickness!
Well he’s popped up again says Mr Joel. I’m reading your stuff…hard not to.
Great tidbit here Joel. Add this to the list of info my kindergarten class failed to educate me with. Can’t trust those catholic nuns. Class was taught in an old log home circa Mr Lincoln’s time frame. That MUST be why they missed it. Kuwait WHO? Norway, well I’m sure they were upgrading boatbuilding skills
and couldn’t be bothered.
Anyway sir, great article thanks. If the democrats stumble here over this nimrod, then Bernie might have a chance. He might consider a pre nup with AOC. Oh joy. I believe she wouldn’t be the first hottie to think about an old birds money.
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Yep, not earned or saved. Oil is sold on the markets and when that starts to dwindle , what will be left .? Especially if one does not save. Good luck all You socialists!
Even though America never had 100% capitalism, the US had more free enterprise and individual freedom than any other political system by far. On the whole, Americans were happy, prosperous and healthy.. As more and more socialism and fascism was allowed to creep in we've become less happy, less prosperous and less healthy. I guess that's the definition of progressive.
If the US hadn't toppled the Libyan regime, you could have been writing about that country as well. Gasoline there was around 3 CENTS a litre at that time. And the entire population had many benefits paid for by oil. But the US had to topple them, as they were getting too big for their britches, trying to organize all of North Africa into a trading bloc.
Kuwait and Norway depend heavily on oil revenue. And they have wisely invested much of that revenue in things unrelated to petroleum that keeps increasing their sovereign wealth funds.
A better gage of whether their social contract works is the democratic socialist government of Denmark. They provide most of the benefits of Kuwait and Norway but they do it by educating their people and going out into the world with superior knowledge and skills that the world needs and is willing to pay for. Denmark has as a relatively happy population because they have a successful humaine strategy of caring for their people. They are not rich in mineral resources or timber or oil. They are rich in human resources. They are smart and use their knowledge to make their nation better, their environment healthy, and their government responsive to the needs of the people. They are not into making wars or making their people sick with toxins in food etc.
America makes wars that cost it in treasure and human capital. Our industries create toxins that sicken our people. America dumbs down its population deliberately and manipulates that population to best advantage that ultra wealthy.
America is on a path to self destruction. Denmark is on a path to higher human potential.
People in America are unhappy and divided. People in Denmark are happy and united.
Who is right and who is wrong?
And no, I am not Danish. I was born and raised in America. I am American through and through.
But one would have to blind not to see that America is headed for major failure.
As Denmark, and the other scandinavian countries have stated, they are NOT socialist. They believe in private property, etc. Joel covered this in a previous Note, perhaps you missed it, or simply don't believe it. The scandinavian countries do impose high taxes, and have a homogenous population, and, more importantly, North Sea oil.
I am curious if they have an immigration problem as I have heard Netherlands and Norway both have problems. Heard that there are places that are no go zones.
I have read that the Danes moved some Islamists to an island, but I just did a search, and that was proposed, but never implemented. There are immigration problems throughout the western world, even in the US.
I would assume that You know the history of these Nations. I would not trust any government as far as I can throw them. Human nature is human nature and They know , or have the knowledge of good and evil. In saying this they , that is government can change as the wind changes. That We have no control of!