I am Jimmy McMillan - Founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party AMA

Good morning all! I want to ask YOU A question.. Did you eat breakfast? It's the most important meal of the day!

I tried to have a healthy meal, but the prices of vegetables are too damn high...

No Cakeday Cake? ;}

The morning when I actually have time to eat breakfast you ask me. Thank you very much!! You've made my day :D

<3

Could you elaborate on your plan to lower rent?

Will be posting a YouTube video on this today!

Could you link us to your YouTube channel?

http://www.youtube.com/user/rentisto

Hey man! I was wondering about what do you think about the too damn high memes?

I love it, and I love all you quick minded young people! You are the future!

Why do you think that people not affiliated with either the Democrats or Republicans (like yourself) don't get proper respect/coverage from the media? The first I heard about your campaign for governor was from Saturday Night Live.

I was a Democrat, and I was A Republican... The reason I went from one to another to try and get my message out, but they are truly both the same. I want more people to be Independent of the two party system because they work together to make the smaller guys (us) disappear.

As a soldier, (Vietnam War Veteran) I know what it is, and I'm here to correct it. For my country!

Rent is too damn high means that the prices of everything have gone up while your wages and amount of available jobs have gone down. Some may think my metaphor is a comical joke.. But there ain't nothing to laugh about. RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH!!!!1

Can you write what else is too damn high? And then link us.

You already know!!

Beautifully delivered.

A masterpiece!

I feel like either he's a redditor or there's a redditor helping him out with this AMA

Bingo sir with the latter

Jimmy, what is the first thing you would do as mayor of New York?

How about A Video Response?

Your main platform is basically one of rent control. Studies have shown that rent control actually makes housing less affordable for less than wealthy people, while in effect, subsidizing those who can afford it anyway.

http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-274.html

If the goal is to lower average rent, why do you advocate a solution that does the exact opposite?

Watch me talk about Rent Control, Minimum Wage, & More! <3

Do you have any sources apart from the Cato Institute?

EDIT: pocketknifeMT has provided some more sources below. I suggest people check them out. They convinced me.

^This

Can you please teach me how to create such epic facial hair?

When I was a young man, I had no facial hair, so in the military, I got razor blades that the other guys threw out, started shaving even though nothing was there! I felt like a punk! I wanted to look like a man! So after some time has passed, I was finally accomplished that, so I had to make it memorable :)