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Letter from Waldo Johnston

Who Won’t Vote for ‘Free Stuff’?

So, Mamdani’s making a bid
To be New York’s mayor, God forbid.
For if he wins it all
Every remaining U-Haul
Will add to Florida’s vehicular grid.

Waldo Johnston
Vero Beach, Florida and Cooperstown

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