• Soup@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Literally these things have already been done with success. Your ignorance is not the definition of reality.

    We know for a fact that housing people, keeping rent under control, and even offering free public transport all lead to a stronger economy and far better financial security for the 99%(which is even good for the 1% because it means people can actually buy their shit). This isn’t wishful thinking, it’s been tried in better places and the US is a perfect case study on why the centrist and right-wing ideas don’t work and have never worked.

    You’re not a cynic, you’re poorly informed about the subject.

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      5 hours ago

      I’m not doubting all that stuff is great if Mamdami can make it happen. I’m skeptical that he can make it happen, based on having seen this kind of thing before. Heck, he hasn’t even won the mayoral election yet. I’d give him 50% chance of becoming mayor, based on remembering Lieberman for Connecticut. As for the other stuff, it’s all vague enough to make it easy to claim victory, at least based on what you’ve posted here. So I’d want to see definite success criteria based on measurable results.