Mamdani’s proposed tax hikes: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: Mayor Mamdani’s prolonged record of new attainable tax hikes to help fund his agenda.
Mayor Mamdani’s latest tax concept (enlarging the property tax) is no shock coming from the person who stood by Cea Weaver after she mentioned she needs to impoverish the center class (“Just Cut Spending, Zoh,” Editorial, March 13).
This comes proper after suggesting he may take away free parking, which can damage everybody however the wealthy.
Karl Marx had contempt for the center class and so does our new mayor. He’s simply beginning — what else does he have in store for us?
In a metropolis the place Nicolás Maduro sits in a jail cell, our mayor needs to impose the identical concepts that turned Venezuela into a hellhole.
Gary Mottola
Brooklyn
The Post’s evaluation of Mamdani’s tax hikes leaves out one key level, which although not contained explicitly in his plan, is clear: Even if Mamdani is ready to raise billions in further taxes, it is not going to close any price range gaps: The money will probably be promptly deposited into the abyss of spending packages and fraud.
So town’s funds will stay in a poor state, however with more entitlement spending — making the scenario worse.
I’m sure the overwhelming majority of NYC voters will assist it, as a result of as standard, another person’s money pays for his or her advantages.
Joseph Grassi
Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Gov. Hochul gave Mamdani billions of state tax {dollars}, but he isn’t finished soaking the public. He needs to scale back estate-tax exemptions, increase taxes on capital features, increase income taxes and increase the a real-estate-transfer tax. It’s time for residents throughout New York state to demand their representatives oppose these taxes.
Paul Burgdorf
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Latham
Mamdani needs to put a tax on every thing he sees — not just for the wealthy.
There are many middle-class people in NYC who’re simply making ends meet. They don’t need more taxes.
This is a excellent instance of being “out of touch.” During his marketing campaign, he by no means as soon as defined how he would fund all of the “free” packages. He bought the people on his aspect together with his large smile, and now he’s screwing those that voted for him.
Rob Johann
Woodhaven
Instead of raising taxes on residents and firms in NYC, how about trying into the “tax exempt” standing of all spiritual and personal schooling properties right here?
John Kostynick
Bay Shore
The Issue: Jimmy Kimmel and different late-night comics’ US-targeted Operation Epic Fury jokes.
The late-night hosts have no potential to acknowledge that the nation they’re mocking in “most of their jokes” permits them to just do that — make enjoyable of the nation they stay in (“Late night’s ‘anti-American’ yukkers,” March 15).
Can somebody organize an “Epic Fury vacay transport” for them to Iran to allow them to expertise the fantastic life they appear to assume exists in that half of the world?
Amy Hendel
Tarzana, Calif.
If these so-called humorous males need to ridicule our nation, then they need to depart. They aren’t being compelled to remain.
Countless servicemen died for our freedom, but these males make jokes. And CBS wonders why it trails in final place as a community.
Robert Caprio
Nutley, NJ
I don’t care what your celebration is, your first loyalty needs to be to this nation and those that sacrifice their lives to guard us.
The networks needs to be ashamed of themselves for permitting unpatriotic fools on late night time TV to pander their not-so-funny jokes.
They are solely fueling the fire of the terrorists on the market ready to strike harmless adults and youngsters.
P. Fletcher
Massappequa Park
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