When you elect a communist, you get a communist community.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani introduced his $127 billion preliminary budget plan on Tuesday.
That’s $11 billion higher than 2025. And cuts? Mamdani claimed he “identified another $1.7 billion in savings to reduce the budget gap.”
Did Mamdani explain those cuts? Of course not! Probably because he has no intention to cut any spending.
Mamdani threatened to raise property taxes by 9.5% and raid the rainy day fund if Gov. Kathy Hochul does not implement a wealth tax.
“That’s their prerogative to look at that as an option,” Hochul responded. “He’s required to put options on the table; that does not mean that’s the final resolution.”
Hochul already promised NYC $1 billion for the 2025 fiscal year and $500 million for next year.
The City Council approves the budget, meaning the 51-member legislative body will likely butt heads with Mamdani.
“At a time when New Yorkers are already grappling with an affordability crisis, dipping into rainy day reserves and proposing significant property tax increases should not be on the table whatsoever,” said Council Speaker Julie Menin. “The Council believes there are additional areas of savings and revenue that deserve careful scrutiny before increasing the burden on small property owners and neighborhood small businesses.”
People like Mamdani will never consider slashing the budget or stopping spending. It’s appalling.
I saw someone on X say that most people in NYC don’t own property. They rent their homes.
Well, um, dude. How do I economics? A higher property tax will force the landlords to raise rent.
Also, remember how Mamdani promised to be the man for the working people?
Well, the communist said if the state won’t help with a wealth tax, “he would be ‘forced’ to hit the pocketbooks of everyday New Yorkers.”
“I do not want to raise property taxes,” Mamdani insisted during his press conference. “When faced with this crisis, the question is who should pay these taxes? I believe that it should be the wealthiest New Yorkers, the most profitable corporations. I believe that they can afford to pay a little bit more.”
Give me a break. Anyone with a brain cell knows that no one is off limits for communist plans to come to fruition.
Anna Korchak, president of the Small Property Owners of New York, declared that Mamdani’s plan proves he wants to take over private property and convert “it into socialized housing.”
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