Soon there’ll be a shortage of sand.

 

NYC sneaks in 16% pay raises to put on Zohran Mamdani’s desk as welcome gift   . . . "The lawmakers wouldn’t be the only ones to benefit from the pay bumps — the potential new legislation would pad the paychecks of the mayor, public advocate and borough presidents.

"Mamdani’s salary, as mayor, would get a bump from the current $258,750 to $300,500.

"The city comptroller currently makes $210,000, the public advocate is paid $184,000 and borough presidents $180,000 — and each would get 16% bumps in pay under the plan.

"Here comes the oligarchy the voters put in; get rid of the police, give themselves huge pay raises, etc., etc. NYC is going to swirl down the bowl and the only ones left will be the ruling class and their gov't dependent serfs." Comment.

What’s So New About Mamdani’s Socialism?   . . . "One cause of the real estate problem in cities like New York is rent control. Rent control is the socialist solution to the city’s housing problem. The government steps in, says there’s an emergency, and imposes rent control. Where there’s rent control, landlords and potential landlords have no incentive to build new housing. No new housing and an increased population lead to more and more severe scarcity. That appears to be too difficult to understand for Mamdani and Kristof—and the entire Democrat party and probably much of the Republican party too.

"Remember the old Cold War joke? “What happens when the Soviet Union takes over the Sahara Desert? Answer: Soon there’ll be a shortage of sand. And soon after imposing rent control, there’s always a shortage of housing." . . .