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In a recent interview, Democrat Mayor Zohran Mamdani said: "Socialism to me, it means that you will have whatever you need to live a dignified life, and that it is the government’s job to deliver on that." If socialism gives people dignity, the Cuban people should be swimming in it.Instead, they are swimming in misery, shortages and human-rights violations.I was born in Cuba and lived 16 years of socialism.
I know the difference between a political promise and what happens when government takes greater control over people's economic lives.That is why the new White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) report on the price tag of the Democratic Socialists of America’s policies deserves attention.SHOCKING PERCENTAGE OF DEMOCRATS IDENTIFY AS 'DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS' ACCORDING TO NEW POLL: 'TOXIC POLICIES'The CEA estimates that seven major DSA proposals would cost more than $49 trillion over the next decade — roughly $355,000 per American household.Medicare for All accounts for approximately $47.4 trillion of that projected fiscal burden.
The proposals also include student debt cancellation and free college, a 32-hour workweek, Green New Deal policies and rent control.New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference following a fatal stabbing incident in Times Square near West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan, New York, on Aug.31, 2026.
(Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)Those numbers are enormous, but the debate should not stop at the price tag.It should also address how these proposals would be funded, including where the government would obtain the trillions of dollars needed to finance them and how that funding would affect taxpayers and the broader economy.'CASTRO'S PLAYBOOK': EX-AG WARNS DOZENS OF CONGRESSIONAL BILLS ARE PUSHING SOCIALIST IDEASThese policies raise a larger question about government's role in Americans' lives.
Who controls access to healthcare under Medicare for All? Who determines wages and working hours?...