Zoran Mamdani

Because we will deliver universal childcare for the many by taxing the wealthiest few.

Those in rent-stabilized homes will no longer dread the latest rent hike because we will freeze the rent.

getting on a bus without worrying about a fair hike or whether you'll be able to get to your destination on time will no longer be deemed a small miracle because we will make those buses fast and free let me show you here bernie sanders spoke and he talked about how zoron's opponents have called the agenda that he campaigned on radical but he goes

When we made those bus routes free after a year, assaults on bus drivers dropped by 38.9%.

On the bus drivers?

On the bus drivers.

Because unlike the train, the act of fare collection on the bus happens on the bus.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

It's their job, yeah.

And bus drivers and...

Unions have shared anecdotally that about 50% of assaults happen around the fare box.

So when you eliminate the fare box, you make for a safer experience for the bus driver, for everyone on the bus.

But I think many people have caricatures in their head as to what it means.

I often turn to Dr. King to describe socialism.

He said, call it democracy or call it democratic socialism.

There must be a better distribution of wealth for all of God's children in this country.

It comes back to dignity.

It comes back to ensuring that whatever you need to live a dignified life, that you have that.

You should not be priced out of a necessity.

We're not talking about want or like, we're talking about need.