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

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ZAKARIA: “No, no, this is a huge Democrat Party problem. If you look at Democratic cities, they are terribly run. They have incredibly high taxes, it is impossible to build so the cost of housing — let me finish. Let me finish. I gave you a chance. The cost of housing is crazy in places like New York and Chicago. If you look at Democratic states, you go to look at New York versus Florida, okay, roughly the same population. The budget of New York State is twice that of Florida. What do they have, streets paved with gold? I live in New York. I pay the highest taxes in New York. You get nothing for it. And I think that is the image people have of the Democratic Party: lots of taxes, lots of regulation, but nothing gets done. And I think — “

MAHER: “Hey. I live in L.A..”

ZAKARIA: “And I think Democrats have to own this and realize the answer to everything is not more taxes, more regulation. People are fed up with that and they feel that it isn’t working.”