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Mamdani pushes left to claim government efficiency from the right

NYC's socialist mayor argues efficiency is a left-wing cause, not just a tool for austerity.

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What to know

  • Mamdani argues the left has wrongly ceded government efficiency to the right, allowing the right to use it as cover for austerity and service cuts.
  • The Mamdani administration is advancing a slate of charter amendments on the November ballot aimed at reducing red tape and strengthening the city budget.
  • The administration's Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) faces criticism over its name given the harm caused by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

“Every public dollar wasted on inefficiencies and red tape, or on corrupt middlemen looking to make a buck on the public's dime, is a dollar that could have gone toward making average people's lives better”

Jacobin (paraphrasing left argument), Magazine editorial · Jacobin ↗ · Sep 22

Zohran MamdaniZohran Mamdani NYC mayor, socialistElon MuskElon Musk Department of Government Efficiency headBernie SandersBernie Sanders Former Burlington mayor

Mamdani pushes left to claim government efficiency from the right
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    Public question raised about COGE's branding amid DOGE's service cuts

    During an online briefing, a member of the public asked why the administration chose the COGE name given that DOGE "has caused so much harm. People lost their jobs and important services were cut."

    “Why use the name COGE, given that DOGE has "caused so much harm. People lost their jobs and important services were cut. Is that what COGE is?"”
    — Public commenter
  2. background

    Mamdani administration advances COGE charter amendments for November ballot — The Mamdani administration's Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) has proposed charter amendments—drafted with input from ten public hearings, city workers, and small business owners—that will appear on the November ballot. The measures aim to strengthen the city's rainy day fund and reduce red tape in construction, procurement, property use, and street safety.

  3. background

    Mamdani says left ceded efficiency to right at mayors summit — Speaking at the Urban 20 Mayors Summit, Mamdani argued that government efficiency has been wrongly treated as a right-wing concern, with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency as a prime example. He stressed the left cannot let the right have an "ideological monopoly" on efficiency.