Real estate board of New York has outsized power in state politics due to unlimited campaign spending and Citizens United, leading to giveaways and expensive-per-square-foot housing, while New York state government starved the subway system and outsourced everything to consultants, draining state capacity.

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Zephyr Teachout

Evidence Quote

the real estate board of New York has this outsized power in state politics and gets just a lot of giveaways... And then it led to uh New York state government under Andrew Cuomo first starving the subway... they also starve state capacity... let's consult everything out and pay big consultants.

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Three Visions of Where Democrats Went Wrong | The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein Show
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:54:06 AM

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