# Why Socialism's Biggest Fans (Sanders, Mamdani, Piker) are Often Rich

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Podcast: [John Stossel on Odysee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553)
Published: 2026-07-07T11:30:15+00:00
Episode link: https://odysee.com/why-socialism%27s-biggest-fans-%28sanders%2C:9295d8b4f48af5983b2ae8075d2fbefdb454dc98
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## Resource

I'm told socialism is a working-class movement. In reality, its biggest promoters live lives of privilege! _ _ _ _ _ _ To make sure you receive weekly videos from Stossel TV, sign up here: https://www.johnstossel.com/#subscribe-form _ _ _ _ _ _ Political psychologist Rob Henderson has a name for this: a "luxury belief.” An idea that buys the wealthy status, while the poor pay the price. Take NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani. His socialist ideas make him popular, yet make life for everyday working people expensive. That doesn’t matter to him. He grew up rich! “He is the poster boy for luxury beliefs,” says Henderson, “He has a wealthy filmmaker mother, [and] an Ivy League professor father.” Mamdani is not unique among socialists. Congresswoman AOC, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, and streamer Hasan Piker all have privileged lives. In the video above, Stossel TV Fellow Leyla Taghiyeva breaks down the examples, and why it’s a problem. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7n6injw8GI

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