Fareed Zakaria: People’s View of the Democratic Party Is ‘Lots of Taxes, Lots of Regulation’

MAHER I read that ░░░░░░░░ current mayor of Chicago ░░░░░░░░ an approval rating of ░░░░░░░░ 6 EMANUEL Round it ░░░░░░░░ 7 Laughter MAHER I ░░░░░░░░ you were just ambassador ░░░░░░░░ Japan If that was ░░░░░░░░ approval rating in Japan ░░░░░░░░ would do harakiri on ░░░░░░░░ TV Laughter EMANUEL They ░░░░░░░░ do it at 27 ░░░░░░░░ What s going on ░░░░░░░░ Chicago EMANUEL I mean ░░░░░░░░ is we ve been ░░░░░░░░ about this earlier We ░░░░░░░░ also the mayor of ░░░░░░░░ York not doing well ░░░░░░░░ other things also here ░░░░░░░░ Los Angeles not doing ░░░░░░░░ the mayor here And ░░░░░░░░ you have mayors like ░░░░░░░░ mayor of San Francisco ░░░░░░░░ other cities that are ░░░░░░░░ well So I would ░░░░░░░░ look there s a ░░░░░░░░ rule I had this ░░░░░░░░ I was mayor Safe ░░░░░░░░ strong schools stable finances ░░░░░░░░ on those three things ░░░░░░░░ your city is going ░░░░░░░░ be fine We ve ░░░░░░░░ through five years where ░░░░░░░░ became way too permissive ░░░░░░░░ a culture which is ░░░░░░░░ everything is locked up ░░░░░░░░ CVS and Walgreens and ░░░░░░░░ s a disaster And ░░░░░░░░ ll say this about ░░░░░░░░ schools I don t ░░░░░░░░ to hear another word ░░░░░░░░ the locker room I ░░░░░░░░ t want to hear ░░░░░░░░ word about the bathroom ░░░░░░░░ better start focusing on ░░░░░░░░ classroom Applause No I ░░░░░░░░ MAHER No I agree ░░░░░░░░ We have the worst ░░░░░░░░ for eighth graders in ░░░░░░░░ years and nobody not ░░░░░░░░ governor not a mayor ░░░░░░░░ a president not a ░░░░░░░░ of education is talking ░░░░░░░░ it We re all ░░░░░░░░ up look in 7th ░░░░░░░░ if I had known ░░░░░░░░ could have said the ░░░░░░░░ they and got in ░░░░░░░░ girls bathroom I would ░░░░░░░░ done it Laughter Applause ░░░░░░░░ literally are a superpower ░░░░░░░░ off against China with ░░░░░░░░ 4 billion people and ░░░░░░░░ thirds of our children ░░░░░░░░ t read at eighth ░░░░░░░░ level So no more ░░░░░░░░ the left wait a ░░░░░░░░ I m on a ░░░░░░░░ for a second Laughter ░░░░░░░░ more MAHER I d ░░░░░░░░ in the way but ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ hear another word about ░░░░░░░░ classroom I don t ░░░░░░░░ to hear another word ░░░░░░░░ the bathroom until you ░░░░░░░░ me what you re ░░░░░░░░ do with the classroom ░░░░░░░░ Applause ZAKARIA But I ░░░░░░░░ to be fair Rahm ░░░░░░░░ I was being fair ░░░░░░░░ No no this is ░░░░░░░░ huge Democrat Party problem ░░░░░░░░ you look at Democratic ░░░░░░░░ they are terribly run ░░░░░░░░ have incredibly high taxes ░░░░░░░░ is impossible to build ░░░░░░░░ the cost of housing ░░░░░░░░ me finish Let me ░░░░░░░░ I gave you a ░░░░░░░░ The cost of housing ░░░░░░░░ crazy in places like ░░░░░░░░ York and Chicago If ░░░░░░░░ look at Democratic states ░░░░░░░░ go to look at ░░░░░░░░ York versus Florida okay ░░░░░░░░ the same population The ░░░░░░░░ of New York State ░░░░░░░░ twice that of Florida ░░░░░░░░ do they have streets ░░░░░░░░ with gold I live ░░░░░░░░ New York I pay ░░░░░░░░ highest taxes in New ░░░░░░░░ You get nothing for ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ the image people have ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Party lots ░░░░░░░░ taxes lots of regulation ░░░░░░░░ nothing gets done And ░░░░░░░░ think MAHER Hey I ░░░░░░░░ in L A ZAKARIA ░░░░░░░░ I think Democrats have ░░░░░░░░ own this and realize ░░░░░░░░ answer to everything is ░░░░░░░░ more taxes more regulation ░░░░░░░░ are fed up with ░░░░░░░░ and they feel that ░░░░░░░░ isn’t working.”