Fareed Zakaria and Rahm Emanuel recently discussed the governance of Democratic cities and states on “Real Time with Bill Maher.” During the conversation, they critiqued the management of these areas.
Zakaria expressed concerns about high taxes in Democratic cities, stating, “This is a huge Democratic Party problem. If you look at Democratic cities, they are terribly run. They have incredibly high taxes, it is impossible to build so the cost of housing is crazy in places like New York and Chicago.”
He also compared state budgets, highlighting differences between New York and Florida: “If you look at Democratic states: look at New York vs. Florida – roughly the same population – the budget of New York State is twice that of Florida. What do they have, streets paved with gold? I live in New York, I pay the highest taxes in New York – you get nothing for it.”
Zakaria concluded by summarizing public perception: “I think that is the image people have of the Democratic Party: lots of taxes, lots of regulation, but nothing gets done.”
