A Free Press reporter asks New Yorkers if socialism is good for America.
Everyone says yes.
Then she brings in Daniel Di Martino, who escaped from Venezuela, and they get a first-hand horror story they weren't prepared for.
New York: "I think socialism is really good for society. ".
Di Martino: "Do you know how socialism developed in other countries historically? ".
New York: "Just because it didn't work so well in other parts of the world doesn't mean it won't work well for New York."
The Di Martenos live up to the promises these voters buy.
Di Martino: "My family went from $2,000 a month 20 years ago to $100 a month in 2016. It was because the government gave away everything you can imagine for free."
"We turned from a normal middle-class family with a car and then no electricity, no water."
To the question of whether they support "government grocery stores", the answer is equally certain.
New York: "Of course it is. ".
So Di Martino explains what grocery shopping looked like under socialism.
Di Martino: "There was very little stock of chicken, toilet paper. It was a line for blocks and blocks to the grocery store. ".
New York: "What happened in Venezuela will not happen here. The policy focuses more on helping people."
A man describes lines that stretch for blocks just to buy chicken and toilet paper, and a picker from Madani waves it. Because this time, they are sure it will work.
He wrote: "You know, they tried it in the Soviet Union, where my parents and grandparents are from. All they remember from grocery stores are empty shelves."
Di Martino: "The DSA went to Venezuela just last year to support the dictator and say he won the election which he didn't. ".
New York: "I had no idea. I didn't know."
Di Martino: "Government control of rent. This will prevent people from renting apartments because they will not be able to make a profit. There will be fewer apartments for rent.