TNHarley
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First, on his first day of victory, he started begging for poor people to pay for his team transition, so they could free stuff. Now he says if the state doesnt bail out NYC, he is going to have to tax the middle class.
Notice that basically his entire campaign was free stuff? And now he warns he might tax the very people that voted for the free stuff.
The comedy about leftists basically writes itself.
BTW, I just want to add that NYCs budget has been increasing at a good rate the last few years. Its 20B higher than in 2020. This is only going to get worse.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani said a property tax hike is on the table as a "last resort" in New York City.
- Higher taxes on the wealthy is his preferred way to bridge the $5.4 billion budget deficit — but requires state buy-in.
- A potential tax hike could hit middle-class New Yorkers and renters.