Zohran’s race-based tax plan: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: Zohran Mamdani’s plan to raise property taxes in “richer, whiter neighborhoods.”
Zohran Mamdani’s assertion that he would raise taxes in “richer, whiter neighborhoods” is an outlandishly racist proposition (“Zohran’s ‘cauc’ talk,” June 28).
He has a deceitful smile that epitomizes his persona of being a sheep in wolf’s clothes.
His left-wing agenda would place him within the stratosphere of radically excessive mayors nationwide.
He would make mayors like Brandon Johnson of Chicago and Karen Bass of Los Angeles seem like Ronald Reagan disciples.
New York City is at the moment in fiscal limbo.
If elected mayor, Mamdani’s left-wing insurance policies would destroy it. Consequently, the Big Apple would turn out to be rotten to its core.
Denis David
East Rockaway
The people of New York City have misplaced their collective minds by voting for a socialist, racist, extremist and antisemite who, if elected, will destroy this once-great metropolis.
Mamdani represents all that’s unsuitable with the liberal method of considering.
He will increase taxes on the wealthy, and now says that he’ll increase property taxes on “white neighborhoods.”
Besides being racist, it’s no doubt towards the law and the civil rights of these householders in these so-called “white neighborhoods.”
If elected, Mamdani will result in an exodus from New York City like by no means earlier than and can destroy what was as soon as the financial capital of the United States.
Alan Brooks
Brooklyn
There are no phrases to elucidate the shock of who Democrats are deciding on as candidates.
How might they ignore the struggles of cities like Los Angeles and Chicago which have far-left mayors?
There is a factor known as “economic racism,” so how might somebody blatantly categorical racist views and run for workplace?
Socialism hasn’t labored wherever, so why do voters in New York suppose it will likely be totally different?
Greg Raleigh
Washington, DC
As the worm burrows deeper into the Big Apple, we study that immutable traits like pores and skin colour are to be taxed in another way.
Here’s a haiku for Zo: Big unhealthy Mamdani.
Tax the white, they may take flight.
Then who will you tax?
Paul Bloustein
Cincinnati, Ohio
Admittedly, I’m a profitable white one who lives in a pretty prosperous group with profitable households of many races and creeds — a really great place to reside.
It is disgusting for a potential mayor to categorize people and communities by race.
Beyond that, it appears to me that raising property taxes in white communities would benefit the profitable households who already reside there and hurt the very people Mamdani claims to be serving to.
It would create an even more troublesome financial barrier to success for many who are attempting to climb that already troublesome ladder.
It will uphold the established order within the already prosperous communities.
Frank Coppotelli
Staten Island
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I take Mamdani’s feedback personally and each white individual in our metropolis ought to really feel the identical: He says he desires to raise taxes, however solely in white neighborhoods.
The nerve of this man to say one thing like that.
We have enough issues in our metropolis.
Mamdani is just going to trigger more if, God forbid, he will get elected.
When we go to the voting sales space in November, each single white individual shouldn’t vote for Mamdani.
If you do, then disgrace on you.
He will not be good for New York City.
Rob Johann
Queens
Mamdani is now focusing on white people to pay increased property taxes.
If that’s not racist, I’m not sure what defines racism.
Now that he has momentum, it seems that the mass exodus of people fleeing to different American cities will proceed to be a actuality.
Please go away the liberal hypocrisy behind, for it did nothing however destroy our democracy.
Kevin Judge
Naples. Fla.
Mamdani’s plan to redistribute others’ money brings the Yiddish noun “pisher” to thoughts.
This inexperienced man will drag the Democratic Party to an even decrease depth than it’s now.
It scares me to suppose people truly take him significantly.
Phil Serpico
Queens
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