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Andrew Cuomo: “There is no socialist country on the globe that has worked.”

Featuring: Andrew Cuomo, Democratic | Former Governor of New York

Go try to explain people that. It's all rhetorical garbage. It's appealing. Everything free. Yeah. I'm a socialist. There should be equity. Yes. We should all share. Yes. There is no socialist country on the globe that has worked. You have people in this city from socialist countries who say, what, are they crazy? But let them go form their own party. Fine. (18:19–18:24)

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