Posted on 01/01/2026 2:19:23 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
A raucous chant of “tax the rich” broke out as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders blasted the wealthy and called out “hatred and divisiveness” before swearing in fellow democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as New York City mayor.
“At a time in our country’s history when we are seeing too much hatred, too much divisiveness and too much injustice, thank you for electing Zohran Mamdani as your mayor,” Sanders said outside City Hall.
He then argued that Mamdani’s socialist agenda, including free buses and taxing the rich was not “radical,” sparking the chant.
After Sanders administered the ceremonial oath of office to Mamdani, the new mayor addressed the crowd, saying he planned to govern “expansively and audaciously.”
For too long, he argued, New York belonged to the “wealthy and well connected,” but no longer, Mamdani vowed.
As he mentioned his predecessor, Eric Adams, some boos broke out among the attendees.
The proud Democratic Socialists of America member assumed office at just 34 years old as the 112th mayor moments after midnight.
Mamdani held a private ceremony in the abandoned subway stop at City Hall, where New York Attorney General Letitia James swore him in before a small group of people.
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they appreciate the warning
run rich run
That would be you, Bern.
Yup—it is the dead of winter...
A great time for any remaining rich birds to fly south and stay there.
This is funny. The village idiots have no idea how rich Bernie is, and if they do probably don’t care.
Dallas is about to be come the center of finance. Dallas has more open jobs the NYC. The new Dallas stock exchange is nickname Y’all Street.
The Bolsheviks are on the march!
“Tax the rich
feed the poor
‘till the rich
are rich no more”
Gotta love it. Burn the man has never had a real job in his life, and his salary as a senate-critter isn’t that good. So how did the little low-T lying know nothing POS get to be a multi-millionaire? Call me when that turd lives in gubmit housing. Or in jail with Pelosi. Whichever.
Ya everyone should be Communist Poor ,LOL
Young, personable, spoke to the voters, pounded the pavement relentlessly --and defeated one of the most well-known names in NY politics in the process (even if Cuomo left in disgrace).
And even in victory, the Mamdani/Trump meetup was a huge optical win for both men.
There's a lot to learn from this guy.
Don't have to like his politics but you gotta admire the hustle.
Wont be any “rich” to tax there shortly
Sounds like a man of peace. Like those swamis and gurus. All along I had the impression he is a crabby, selfish, spiteful anti-American codger. Was I wrong?"
Let's ask him: "Does love thy neighbor for you include being compassionate and loving toward Donald Trump? Just askin'."
Elon Musk is worth approximately $750 billion. Give or take. Estimated population of the United States is approximately 348 million. If Musk’s wealth was confiscated and split evenly between all Americans, we’d each get a whopping $2,155. Woohoo. Don’t spend it all in one place.
New York DESERVES EVERYTHING THEY GET!!!
I hope they get it in spades!!!!!
“And even in victory, the Mamdani/Trump meetup was a huge optical win for both men.”
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More of a win for Mamdani actually.
“I’ll be cheering for him”
“Confident that he can do a very good job”
— Donald J. Trump, November 21, 2025
If he's forced to liquidate, he won't get $750 billion because the stock price will be depressed.
“The village idiots have no idea how rich Bernie is”
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Not long ago he owned three homes. Barely scraping by. /sarc
The details were beyond my understanding but host Carl Higbie on NewsMax explained that laws in New York prohibit easy quick sale of buildings owned by most companies.
Apparently you have to offer them first to a nonprofit, of which there are now hundreds on record, including long paperwork approval delays, followed by perhaps a year more delay for further stages of approval. Some sort of DEI impact reports and so on. So you cannot just get out of Dodge in NYC.
During the delay, even if your old company buildings are vacant, you have to pay for them and the taxes and health and safety compliance for them. While you go broke. Dismaying to hear. Now the media will say “See? Told ya’ so. People are not fleeing the new vistas of socialism after all.”
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