Hour 4: Mayor’s Salary vs. Required Insanity | 10-23-25

Lionel delves into New York’s controversial tax landscape, examining why the top 1% (millionaires) shoulder up to 48% of NYC’s personal income tax liability. We launch into a provocative discussion asking the fundamental questions about homelessness and governmental responsibility: What duty does the government truly owe the homeless? and is “homeless” even the best description for what they do? Lionel explores topics ranging from the gaudy gold leaf in the White House to disturbing accounts of drug use in public. Plus, we ask if one must be “a little crazy” to run for New York City Mayor. Callers weighing in on morality, healthcare as a human right, and medical marijuana’s surprising ability to provide “clarity” for bipolar disorder. Also included: hilarious true stories about failed Field Sobriety Tests and why the colonoscopy is arguably mankind’s greatest technological achievement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices