“The most important thing is that it’s funded,” socialist mayoral wannabe Zohran Mamdani blurred at an “affordability”-themed campaign event Monday, insisting his $10 billion “free stuff” agenda will go ahead no matter what.
He’ll find the money somewhere , he vows: If not from tax hikes, then from “a better-than-expected assessment” (which sounds like property-tax hikes under another name, perhaps the ones he’s discussed imposing on “richer and whiter” ’hoods ), or some other surprise “pot of money” (cue the leprechaun hunt) or mysterious “savings” (maybe from the NYPD budget?).
Fact is, the funding mechanism fits right in with his $10 billion price tag for the goodies and the supposed per-person benefits his campaign will “calculate” for you.
It’s all fantasy math, as bogus as