Zohran Mamdani is promising free child care for New York City residents.

[Nostra]

Even MTG has figured Trump out.

But not the cult. TRUMP IS PLAYING THREE DIMENSIONAL CHESS.

Which one is going home?

 

[georgephillip]

That is the market telling you that the equilibrium price for a full supply of workers has not been achieved. People simply need to be willing to pay more for childcare. That is what the market tells you.

That is the market failing to provide enough affordable slots for child care because workers who require that service have been the victims of extreme economic inequality over the past half-century:

The Top 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From the Bottom 90%—And That's Made the U.S. Less Secure

"Price and Edwards calculate that the cumulative tab for our four-decade-long experiment in radical inequality had grown to over $47 trillion from 1975 through 2018.

"At a recent pace of about $2.5 trillion a year, that number we estimate crossed the $50 trillion mark by early 2020.

"That’s $50 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of working Americans had inequality held constant—$50 trillion that would have built a far larger and more prosperous economy..."

"For example, are you a typical Black man earning $35,000 a year?

"You are being paid at least $26,000 a year less than you would have had income distributions held constant.

"Are you a college-educated, prime-aged, full-time worker earning $72,000?

"Depending on the inflation index used (PCE or CPI, respectively), rising inequality is costing you between $48,000 and $63,000 a year."

 

[georgephillip]

I can tell the Moron Mayor that I want a Toyota 4-Runner for 5,000, new. What will he do about that?

Will he talk to the sellers or the buyers; which one sets the price for a new 4-runner? It's the same principle with employers, employees, and consumers.

 

[georgephillip]

Dimwingers have done a bang up job running that city, huh Short Bus.

Cant wait for full-on socialism to kick in. This is gonna be fun.

Probably not as much fun as reading everything you "know" about socialism

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/05/nx-s...alism-explained-zohran-mamdani-bernie-sanders

"Mamdani went on to describe his brand of democratic socialism, a term that is largely up to interpretation.

"'When we talk about my politics, I call myself a democratic socialist in many ways inspired by the words of Dr. King from decades ago who said, 'Call it democracy or call it democratic socialism. There has to be a better distribution of wealth for all of God's children in this country,'" he said, referring to a 1961 speech by Martin Luther King Jr.'

"'And as income inequality has declined nationwide, it has increased in New York City.
And, ultimately, what we need is a city where every single person can thrive.'"

"What is democratic socialism?​

"There is no one-size-fits-all definition of democratic socialism, though its adherents broadly support the government taking control over certain sectors of the economy, such as health care and utilities, to benefit the public rather than private corporations."