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Podcast: News For Reasonable People
Episode: Socialist MELTDOWN: Seattle Elects Unqualified Mayor Living Off Parents' Money
Description: Seattle just elected a socialist mayor who literally lives off her parents' money because she can't afford the city she wants to run. You can't make this stuff up! Katie Wilson promises to make Seattle affordable while borrowing cash from mom and dad to survive in the nation's most expensive city for takeout, Uber, gas, and restaurants. We dive into how Seattle became #1 in every expensive category thanks to decades of progressive policies, and now they're doubling down with straight-up socialism. Wilson's platform includes "progressive revenue" (translation: tax businesses into oblivion), affordable housing (spoiler alert: it won't happen), and "...