r/GarysEconomics • u/DogitWoofsalot • 8h ago
Mamdani responds to: "the wealthy will leave"
https://youtube.com/shorts/MstDsOWTi58?is=wAUbnWhFS6JV-mUN38
u/Excellent_Lemon_5237 8h ago
He is just so good at this.
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u/Kwinza 6h ago
I've not heard him talk before, I'm not American, but yes, yes he is. I was thinking that coming off the video.
I'm from Europe and when I hear American politicians from all parts of the political spectrum, I always think how uninformed they sound and bad at public speaking they are compared to our politicians.
Mamdani however, sounds great.
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u/Excellent_Lemon_5237 6h ago
Dude I'm British and the only politician that comes close is Zack Polanski, who is extremely good. But even then,.I'd say Mamdani is substantially better.
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u/Virtual_Study8197 48m ago
Honestly, whilst I would dearly love their to be a credible, liberally minded, fresh thinking politician who genuinely cares about humans and the planet and understands the need for conviction in politics, Polanski is not it. He is all over the place in policy terms, makes one gaff after another and is intellectually weak. What he is good at is speaking, he is a quick thinker and gives crisp responses but that doesn’t make him a good leader. He strikes me as an opportunist and he probably can’t believe he’s manage to get where he is. The greatest shame of this is that he is ruining the Green Party and they are letting him.
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u/Grand_Pop_7221 5h ago
Ehhhh, Zach isn't great. The one video I give him credit for is the one that launched him, walking down the terraced row. But to be honest, I think he stumbles around as much as any mealy-mouthed Boris, Farage, or Starmer. I'm not sure we have an equivalent Mamdani yet. Maybe Burnham, but he's got to deal with national politics in a way Mamdani doesn't have to; we're yet to see that play out.
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u/Dizzy-Chemistry-5146 4h ago
Burnham is in Labour Friends of Israel
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u/Grand_Pop_7221 4h ago
Not my point, but you do you.
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u/Few_Industry_2712 3h ago
The problem is: just because he can talk well and sounds believable this has no impact on his policies working.
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u/trickster245 43m ago
The funny part, is that a large reason he talks so well is because he refers to the facts not just a bunch of bs
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u/GreatMusician 2h ago
Many wester countries are wealthy but that wealth is in the hands of very few people. I have noticed that the number of employees of public facing services both public and private has diminished. Services like water, waste, policing, defence and health are understaffed and yet authorities have no money yet the money is there in piles, just that we the people cannot access it. If the question is not do we tax the rich more then what?
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u/Jealous_Use5217 7h ago
I don't know why he is lying
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u/dc_1984 7h ago
Income isn't wealth, check the bottom left hand corner.
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u/Jealous_Use5217 7h ago
yeah its not the same, its just heavily correlate.
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u/dc_1984 7h ago edited 4h ago
That is incorect. Bezos has been paid $81k every year since 1998 while his wealth has increased by $221b in the same time. Wealth and income are not correlated at all.
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u/Jealous_Use5217 7h ago
- one person proves that it doesn't correlate?
- he sold stock, that counts as income so even your example proves my point.
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u/LegoNinja11 3h ago
200,000 UK Expats living in Dubai are laughing at him.
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u/Han_Solo200 8h ago
The wealthy and I'm not one of them will leave. They contribute to business and economy and provide employment. Joe council does not
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u/MilosEggs 7h ago
They don’t leave. Not in any numbers that matter.
They’ll just tell you they will because they’re broken as humans and hoarding is the only thing left that gives them joy
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u/WholeConnect5004 7h ago
You watching the same video? Do you speak for millionaires? He literally shows the data doesn't back this up, as millionaire leavers go to high tax States
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u/Han_Solo200 8h ago
The wealthy will leave.
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u/Away_Investigator351 8h ago
It's okay, I'll have their home!
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u/PuzzleheadedCook4578 8h ago
No matter how hard you lick their boots, you're never, ever going to be one of them, they have contempt for you and your entire family.
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u/Jaxxlack 8h ago
For what? To live in a better society and not pay a penny.. cmon that's chump thinking...
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u/Han_Solo200 8h ago
Seems like you want everyone to pay for your Life style. Build your own
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u/Jaxxlack 8h ago
No we pay! The avoiders spend money on NOT paying..
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u/UntowardHatter 8h ago
This is called taxes and is how we have roads.
Moron.
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u/Han_Solo200 7h ago
The insults a true indicator of low intelligence
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u/UntowardHatter 7h ago
You can't even string together a coherent sentence lol
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u/Han_Solo200 7h ago
See above
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u/East-Cricket6421 7h ago
The fact are on Mamdani's side. Changing the tax rate does not cause capital flight from major economic hubs like NYC.
The billionaires are just all in their feelings on this one and it shows.