Zohran Mamdani’s tax-hike calls for: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: Backlash in opposition to Mayor Mamdani’s call for tax will increase to fund his proposed funds plan.
It appears that Mayor Mamdani both will get his tax-the-rich and raise-corporate-rates proposals, or he’ll increase metropolis property taxes practically 10% (“Pols attax Zoh’s tax bid,” Feb. 20).
His offer of the 2 worst picks on the menu proceed to show us that this grasp chef is decided to run this metropolis to the ground, one misstep after one other.
We’re solely in month two of a four-year time period, and issues don’t look promising. For town’s sake, I hope I’m improper.
Tony Giametta
Oceanside
Mamdani’s ultimatum to Gov. Hochul is a traditional case of biting the hand that feeds him.
The governor endorsed Mamdani in his mayoral race, recognizing political actuality and aligning herself accordingly. Now he has “graciously” handed her the political equal of Sophie’s Choice. These two deserve one another.
When the rich flee, the shortfall comes out of the remaining of our collective pockets and the true losers, as all the time, are New York taxpayers who get caught with the tab.
Matthew Veralli
Manhattan
So, Mamdani followers: It appears you possibly can’t simply make issues free — somebody has to pay for it.
John Cornicello
Lynbrook
With Gov. Hochul standing in the best way of raising income taxes, Mamdani now threatens to hike taxes on all metropolis property house owners to steadiness the funds with out gutting social companies.
Throughout his marketing campaign, and in his defiant victory speech, he promised to make town reasonably priced for all New Yorkers by taxing the rich. Apparently, he assumes all property house owners are rich. Who else can be “wealthy” subsequent time he wants more tax receipts?
Richard Carhidi
Manhattan
I assume it’s some type of custom to seek advice from town’s sitting mayor as Hizzoner. Every time I learn it in reference to this mayor, nevertheless, I bristle into a rash.
He’s an unapologetic antisemite who’s liable for 20-odd homeless deaths during the latest excessive freeze and is threatening to raise property taxes throughout the board to finance his commie visions. I overlook how he could be known as honorable.
Bruce Pershan
Red Bank, NJ
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Mamdani mentioned that the one strategy to close the funds shortfall is to raise more taxes. He clearly must go to a re-education camp to study finance.
In the interim, he ought to take some advice from areas which can be profitable of their funds — akin to Florida, the place New Yorkers are fleeing in droves to keep away from the high taxes.
What about spending reductions? There should be a lot of fraud like Minnesota, with billions spent on unlawful migrants to take care of the sanctuary metropolis as we protect unlawful criminals from deportation. And there are fare-beaters costing the MTA lots of of hundreds of thousands every year.
But I’m sure all Mamdani desires to do is defund the police so crime will go up. He’s doing what he mentioned he would, and it’s too late for patrons regret.
Larry Hootnick
Watermill
Raising property taxes within the metropolis? Bad concept. Commercial building house owners will raise rents on business tenants, and companies will then flee town, leaving house owners with even fewer tenants than they’ve now.
Residential house owners will go the tax increase to renters. Many renters are the wealthy, and the mayor has deliberate income tax will increase for them too. Many of them will depart town as will the numerous middle-class home-owners within the boroughs who might have no different selection — specifically, retirees.
Gracie Desiato
Mt. Kisco
It’s superior to see New York City change into home to each socialist and communist concept that has failed miserably previously.
The complaints beginning solely two months into Mamdani’s 4 12 months time period are super-satisfying. Snow-removal points, trash-pickup issues, property-tax will increase or income and company tax hikes — the enjoyable is simply starting.
As Malcolm X as soon as mentioned, the chickens all the time come home to roost.
Peter B.
Manorville
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