Mark interviews New York Post columnist Michael Goodwin.

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🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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They talk about why Zohran Mamdani’s plan to hike taxes on billionaires could hurt New York City, and Mark asks the big question: could New Yorkers really handle four years under a Mayor Mamdani and his socialist agenda? Kathy Hochul looks like the frontrunner for governor, but that could still change. And is AOC eyeing a bigger role, maybe even a run for president?

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0:00.0	The Mark Simone Show on 710 W.O.R.
0:06.1	Well, Michael Goodwin, the finest columnist in America.
0:09.9	You can read his column every Sunday and every Wednesday in the New York Post.
0:14.7	And if you go to the New York Post website, all of his columns are up there.
0:17.5	You should read them all.
0:19.5	And he's with us right now.
0:20.5	Michael Goodwin,
0:21.1	how you doing? Okay, Mark, thank you. Hey, I love the yesterday's column about Crazy Mom
0:26.9	Donnie and his tax the rich and, you know, this is science to an economy. We know what works. We
0:34.7	know what doesn't work. What happened to follow the science?
0:38.3	Socialism has been tried 10,000 times, failed every time. That's the experiment. That's right.
0:43.2	That's right. And it's almost as though he's financially illiterate and doesn't want to learn. I mean,
0:52.7	this whole thing could come crashing down on him if he's not careful about the
0:59.5	bottom line in the city.
1:02.2	Yeah, he starts with Ken Griffin and then a bunch of others, Bill Ackman and Steve Roth
1:08.1	joined in to defend Ken Griffin.
1:10.3	These billionaires pay all the taxes,
1:13.5	and apparently Texas now is going after them,
1:16.6	luring them down there.
1:17.9	What do you think will happen?
1:18.9	Can these guys somehow wake up or educate Mom Dhani?
1:24.2	You know, Mark, you would think that he would want that for his own political success and to make his dream come true.
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