Much has been made of the worrisome rhetoric in the State of the City speech given on February 10th by New York City's new mayor Bill deBlasio.

2. Much has been made of the worrisome rhetoric in the
Stateof the City speech given on February 10th by New
York City's new mayor Bill deBlasio.
Some in our audience, particularly anyone with a
connectionto New York City, have already expressed fears
about what to expect next from the de Blasio
administration.
Other commentatorshave been quick to deride de Blasio
as a Marxist; indeed, de Blasio's hapless Republican
opponent used that label on him as early as September
2013.

3. However, concerns should extend far beyond the City and
the Financial Policy Council believes the de Blasio speech is
a harbinger for the world.
This is because New York City tends to be held up as a
model for the world
at least by its leaders, perhaps with delusions of grandeur
and as such the rhetoric from Mayor de Blasio threatens to
be emulated by numerous elected leaders worldwide,
irrespective of the lack of empirical evidence to show the
successof this new leadership paradigm.

4. His speech, therefore, threatens to spark a wave of copycat
rhetoric.
It is essential to understand its meaning and the reasons for
its expression in order to prepare our appropriate and most
efficient reactions, for lessons which readers around the
world can learn and use
Read More: The Merit of Confrontation and Why De Blasio
Is Already In Trouble
Thank you, Follow Ziad Abdelnour @