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A Fiscal Power Struggle Brews Over New York’s Tax Future
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- Democratic New York Assembly released budget with corporate tax increases and income tax hikes on wealthy New Yorkers.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on these taxes to fund free buses, city grocery stores, and subsidized childcare.
- Governor Kathy Hochul vowed no tax raises and promised income tax cuts instead.
New York socialist mayor’s tax agenda advances through the Democratic Assembly despite the governor’s opposition. The state already ranks among the nation’s highest-taxed even before these hikes.
Mamdani seeks a 2% tax on highest earners alongside higher corporate rates for expansive social spending.
The proposal now awaits Hochul’s approval by April 1.
“[W]e can make transformative investments in our future without raising taxes, without saddling the next generation with mountains of debt.”
“I will cut income taxes instead. That’s how I’m going to keep people here.”
State Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris supports targeting millionaires amid complaints of fewer non-millionaires due to high costs.
“We have more millionaires today in New York than we’ve ever had.”
“What we have a lot less of is non-millionaires. And the reason we have less of that is that it’s too expensive to live here.”
Former Mayor Eric Adams criticized successors promising free everything while demonizing the wealthy needed to fund it.
“When you promise ‘free’ everything on Sunday, boldly declare that millionaires and billionaires shouldn’t exist on Monday, and by Tuesday you’re scrambling to fund your giveaways with the very people you wanted gone just yesterday.”
High costs and taxes drive New York exodus, costing two House seats post-2030 census.
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