Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayoral candidate, identifies as a democratic socialist and believes billionaires should not exist due to extreme wealth inequality. Despite this stance, he is willing to work alongside the ultra-rich to achieve greater equity in the city. His platform includes ambitious measures such as free bus service, freezing rents, nearly doubling the minimum wage, and increasing taxes on top earners. Mamdani, who recently won the Democratic primary, also addressed misconceptions about his political identity amidst criticisms from opponents like Donald Trump.
I don't think that we should have billionaires, because, frankly, it is so much money in a moment of such inequality.
Ultimately, what we need more of is equality across our city and across our state and across our country.
I am not a communist... I am fighting for the very working people that [Trump] ran a campaign to empower, that he has since then betrayed.
My platform includes making bus service free, freezing rents on rent-stabilized apartments, nearly doubling the minimum wage to $30.
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