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I support what Mamdani is doing, and I think in the long run it will work.
Having said that, it's absurd to say that New York City has tested much of anything. Mamdani was elected just 7 months ago. Has there even been a tax season since he was elected? Moving can also easily take half a year. He balanced the budget on paper, but only by doing stuff like deferring payments to union pension funds. That's not sustainable. Maybe next year he'll be able to keep the budget balanced and make all the necessary pension payments.
You can say that Mamdani is in the process of doing this, and so far it seems to be working. But, at a bare minimum you need to wait a full year to see if it's working, and realistically you probably won't know for 5 years or more.
But, claiming it has been tested is like saying "You can absolutely survive on a berries-only diet. I'm proof. I started that diet this morning and I've never felt healthier!"