Seattle just elected Katie Wilson, and she’s got big plans for our economy.

Young voters put her in office because they’re frustrated. Good jobs, decent salaries, and they still can’t afford to live here. They wanted someone to shake things up.

Here’s the Democratic Socialist mayor-elect last week, explaining her fiscal philosophy:

I am very committed to making sure that we are using our existing resources as effectively and efficiently as possible. So we will review the ways the city is spending money, and I think we’re gonna have to do that given the size of the budget deficit. And I am not averse to ending spending on programs that were maybe well-intentioned when they were first implemented but aren’t fulfilling their goals. So we are going to be doing our very best to be the best s

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