462. The Future of New York City Is in Question. Could Andrew Yang Be the Answer?

462.纽约市的未来受到质疑。安德鲁·杨能成为答案吗?

Freakonomics Radio

社会与文化

2021-05-13

42 分钟
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The man who wants America to “think harder” has parlayed his quixotic presidential campaign into front-runner status in New York’s mayoral election. And he has some big plans.

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  • New York City's economy is so big that if New York were a country, it would be, I believe, the 11th biggest GDP in the world between Canada and Russia.

  • So as mayor of New York City, that would make you a perfect combination of Justin Trudeau and Vladimir Putin.

  • Would you say that sums up ANDrEw Yang pretty well?

  • Hopefully a lot more.

  • Trudeau.

  • You may have noticed that we don't interview too many politicians on free economics.

  • Why not?

  • To be honest, they don't really say that much, at least not much of the stuff we're interested in.

  • This show tries to use data and research and logic to explore how the world works, maybe how to improve the world.

  • Many politicians use emotion and bluster to bend things toward their worldview, and they tend to be more ideological than logical.

  • I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that.

  • Well, I guess I am.

  • In any case, thats just not what we do.

  • But occasionally, you do encounter someone in the political arena whos a little bit different, even a lot different.

  • And that would describe todays guest.

  • I am Andrew Yang, and I am running to be mayor of New York City.

  • Weve actually had Yang on the show before, two years ago, when he was just starting out on an even more unlikely campaign.

  • That episode was called why is this man running for president?

  • Here's how it began.

  • Andrew Yang is not famous, not yet, at least.