https://www.cato.org/blog/democratic-socialist-plans-will-only-make-nyc-worse
November 2, 2025 8:04AM
Democratic Socialist Plans Will Only Make NYC Worse
By Michael Chapman
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The Nature of Democratic Socialism
Libertarian economists have long explained that democratic socialism does not involve outright government seizure of the means of production. Rather, it manifests through layers of government interference in the private sector—via regulations, taxes, mandates, and bureaucratic controls. Each intervention distorts market processes, producing inefficiencies and crises that, in turn, invite yet more intervention. The cycle repeats, expanding state power and eroding prosperity.
A contemporary example can be seen in the Democrats’ push to extend Obamacare subsidies, which are set to expire at year’s end. These subsidies were meant to stabilize insurance markets, yet their expiration will drive premiums upward. The government created this instability by intervening in healthcare and now seeks to intervene again—at an estimated cost of $415 billion over ten years—to “fix” the problem it caused.
This incremental approach is socialism by installments: policy by policy, the private market is replaced with a government-run one. Mamdani’s proposals fit within this framework.
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Congress is a known cesspool for producing market distortions. Creates more opportunities for “insider trading”. How else do so many enter broke and leave grazilionairs?
How can “We, The Sheeple” stop this ever quickening slide into Socialism / Communism? End “Federal Gooferment Benefit” programs. If the States want welfare, let them pass and pay for it. No more “sugar” coming from the Feds.
Also, eliminate all “non-profit” entities — NGO’s, “Foundations”, and “Trusts”.
End the cycle of “political contributions” that come from “winners” of lucrative Gooferment contracts.
Political contributions Should be limited to small amounts from “inside” the representative’s district.
Time to shrink all levels of Gooferment!
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