Dysfunctional..

CNN anchor Fareed Zakaria opened his program by skewering “blue cities” like Los Angeles and New York for being dysfunctional embarrassments that tax residents an arm and a leg but fail to deliver on a number of issues, from public safety to affordable housing.

New York is really a prime example of a problem Democrats seem unwilling to confront,” Zakaria said. “Blue cities are out of control, promising more, spending more, delivering less, and pushing off the fiscal problems to some future day.”
Zakaria ripped NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposed 9.5% property tax increase, saying it was an unwise move considering how heavily taxed New Yorkers already are.

He gave Mamdani a quick compliment a moment later, saying his “basic instinct” on housing being unaffordable for middle-class residents is correct. But he said NYC has tackled the problem incorrectly, CNN flashed a graphic showing NYC’s rental assistance subsidies have increased fivefold since 2020 from $263 million to $1.34 billion in 2025.

Comment:
The Dems believe taxing everyone, time and time again under the Umbrella of taxing the rich. In reality they are taxing everyone, to collect money to spend it the way they please. in the process, friends, relatives, associates may benefit the most. Recent NYC administration as an example.