I Wanted Cuomo and Adams to Cooperate, Then Winter Took Over

Get mayor Cuomo, and deputy mayor Adams, to get together, work together, keep NY great, the town of Frank Sinatra's song, the most iconic place, ever

A beauty like NY City, doesn't need to change, doesn't need to lose what makes them great, by introducing double surcharge taxes

People have money for food, for housing, for child care, for everything else

They have it

They're most likely sponsored from overseas -- by people looking to get another person up on the stage, to hurl attacks on Trump

Eric Adams:

"This is a city not of socialism.

There's no dignity in someone giving you everything for free.

There's dignity in giving you a job, so you can provide for your family and the opportunities that you deserve.

This is not a city of handouts.

This is a city of hands up."

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Eric Adams captures something essential here — a truth that transcends politics. Dignity isn’t found in dependency; it’s found in purpose. His words remind us that the strength of a city like New York comes from its people’s drive to build, contribute, and rise — not simply receive. It’s a call for self-respect, accountability, and empowerment — values that keep a city resilient and free.

• San Francisco (California) – once the tech capital of the world, now crippled by homelessness, crime, and regulatory overreach born from “free-for-all” policy thinking.

• Los Angeles (California)– drowning in welfare dependency, runaway spending, and failing infrastructure.

• Chicago (Illinois) – decades of public-sector handouts and corruption have eroded safety and solvency.

• Detroit (Michigan) – a tragic case study in union overreach, subsidy addiction, and political stagnation.

• Portland (Oregon) – collapsed under its own permissive ideology, where “help” replaced accountability.

• Seattle (Washington) – taxed itself into stagnation, confusing wealth redistribution for progress.

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Strong capitalist cities that thrived by rewarding work, innovation, and self-reliance include:

• Singapore – zero tolerance for corruption, low taxes, high personal accountability; turned from a swamp into a global finance and logistics hub.

• Dubai (UAE) – embraced open markets and foreign investment; transformed desert into a world capital of trade and luxury.

• Hong Kong (pre-2020) – free enterprise, lean government, and rule of law made it the benchmark of capitalism in Asia.

• Zurich & Geneva (Swiss) – stable banking, private initiative, and efficiency over bureaucracy.

• London (UK) – thrived through centuries of trade liberalization and global finance, even post-Brexit.

• New York City (at its best) – a magnet for ambition; where effort, not ideology, decides outcomes.

• Seoul – rebuilt through enterprise and discipline, not welfare.

• Austin (Texas) & Miami (Florida) – new-generation American cities growing by rewarding business formation, tech migration, and personal freedom.

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