Quiz on "Will Mamdani's Socialism Make Life Better
For New Yorkers?"




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The video on the previous page lets us here from young man who escaped Venzuela named Donald DeMartino.  He says his family used to make $2,000 to $3,000 a month 20 years ago.  How much did he say they make today?

$100.00 a month
$1000.00 a month
$10,000 a month   
$100,000 a month

Donald said his family went from a normal middle class family with a car to a family:

That had to use a horse
That had to ride bicycles
That had no electricity or water
That had to walk everywhere

What did Donald say Maduro did that made everyone poor?

The government took over people's businesses
The government took over people's farms
The government took over people's factories
Maduro the leader of Venezuela donated his money to the working class

Mamdani when promoting city run grocery stores said that there would be no profit taking by the owners so that the savings would be passed on to the consumer.  What happened in Venezuela when the government took over the grocery stores?

There was a lot less food on the shelves.
There was a shortage of toilet paper.
There was a line for blocks and blocks of people waiting to buy food
Even the top leadership of Venezuela went hungry

One of the people in the interview said what happened in Venezuela wouldn't happen here because here the policies are focused on helping people out.  What did the Venezuelan say in response?

Politicians don't want to help people out, they just want power.
Every politician says they will help people out.

How many people fled Venezuela after socialism ruined the economy?

90,000
900,000
9 million
90 million

Mamdani said he wants the city to buy up housing and convert it to community ownership.  What is the likely consequence of that?

The rent won't go up because landlords won't own the property and so won't raise the rent.
Rent will go up so that there is money to pay for rising costs such as maintaining the property, security etc..
Repairs won't be done in a timely fashion.   There will be leaks and mold the way there is in public housing currently owned by the government.

Which city is taxed the most in the entire United States

Dallas
Los Angeles
Baltimore
New York