Mamdani’s socialist budgeting lies
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani boasted this week that his $125.8 billion budget proves socialists “understand economics” and that his administration “budgeted honestly.” In reality, his supposed fiscal triumph is anything but honest. Costs were hidden, fiscal cliffs were ignored [and] difficult decisions were deferred for someone else to make,” Mamdani said. “We chose a different path.”“We found efficiencies in streamlined City government,” Mamdani claimed.
- ▪New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani boasted this week that his $125.8 billion budget proves socialists “understand economics” and that his administration “budgeted honestly.” In reality, his supposed fiscal triumph is anything but honest.
- ▪Costs were hidden, fiscal cliffs were ignored [and] difficult decisions were deferred for someone else to make,” Mamdani said.
- ▪“We chose a different path.”“We found efficiencies in streamlined City government,” Mamdani claimed.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani boasted this week that his $125.8 billion budget proves socialists “understand economics” and that his administration “budgeted honestly.” In reality, his supposed fiscal triumph is anything but honest. It relies heavily on fiscal gimmickry, a huge bailout from Albany, and accounting maneuvers that push fiscal pain into the future.Standing in the City Hall Rotunda, Mamdani announced he had reached a “handshake agreement” with City Council Speaker Julie Menin on a $125.8 billion fiscal 2027 budget, a budget that the City Council would then vote to adopt later that day.
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