Zohran Mamdani is right that our political system has failed the American people. The rise of his brand of socialism in America is terrifying, but it shouldn’t shock anyone who has watched Washington catastrophically fail to lead with policies that work for the American people. Every two years, establishment politicians beg for votes with the same empty promises: to hold government accountable, lower prices and fight for the American Dream.
We have watched this cycle repeat for decades, and things have only gotten worse. Instead of holding government accountable, politicians in Washington have dug Americans into a $40 trillion debt grave by massively expanding the federal government. While promising to lower prices, Congress has approved massive government spending, causing prices and interest rates to skyrocket.
In the name of protecting the American people, the federal government has crept into every part of our lives, crushed opportunity and choked the American Dream nearly to death with countless regulations. We have all seen this play out and are furious about it, but young Americans are understandably on the verge of revolt. The American Dream that existed for their parents and grandparents is out of reach for them.
Washington’s failures have left them feeling cheated and disillusioned with our political system, and stuck in a world where they can’t afford to buy a house, have decent health care or start a family. Their anger is real, but socialism will not solve any of their problems. Socialists promise steady wages and health care, but they end up controlling where you work, how much money you make and where you can travel.
The government becomes the one that can decide if you live in a house or a one-bedroom apartment, how much food your children need or whether your elderly mother can have surgery. If you think I'm exaggerating, there are plenty of Cuban and Venezuelan socialism survivors in my state of Florida who would beg to differ. So, if socialism isn’t the answer, how do we reignite the American Dream?
Simple: listen to the American people and make government work for the things that are most important to them. In other words, blow up the status quo in Washington to lower prices, fuel private sector job creation, and return to the American freedom that gave me and the generations before me the chance to succeed. That means doing three things: drastically reduce government spending to balance the federal budget, shred the massive regulatory regime that has grown out of control in Washington, and make job creation the number one priority through tax cuts, smart investment and good policy.
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