Mamdani so far
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Hard to determine what to think, but I suspect he will be a huge bust. Either that or he will learn what governing is actually about.
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When Chicago's current mayor was elected, I hoped that the stupid things he'd campaigned on would fade and he'd show some intelligence. Sadly, he's clung to his deep-seated stupidity. He proposed a head tax on corporations headquartered in Chicago. One can only presume he wished to encourage more corporations to leave. Fortunately, his proposal was defeated by the City Council.
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Another one to add to the "easy to campaign, tough to govern"
With New York City facing a budget gap estimated at around $7 billion, new Mayor Zohran Mamdani would prefer to tax the rich. But lately, Mamdani and his administration have conceded that other ways to raise revenue for the city need to be considered, from higher property taxes on homeowners to a long-talked-about idea that would upend a feature of life in the Big Apple many residents have long considered a right: ample free parking.
New York has about 3 million curbside parking spaces, and roughly 97% of them are free. Eliminating this perk has been floated, unsuccessfully, many times. However, given an overall annual municipal budget over $100 billion and Mamdani’s need to close the budget gap, there may be more momentum. It would follow in the footsteps of many other U.S. and European cities where using more public parking space as a way to raise revenue is already common. The topic has assumed a higher profile within public policy discussions across the U.S. at a time of widespread municipal financial strain.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/14/mayor-zohran-mamdani-new-york-budget-deficit-parking-tax.html
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