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In reply to the discussion: Zohran Mamdani Proposes Taxing 'Whiter Neighborhoods' in NYC [View all]Nanjeanne
(6,402 posts)anywhere. I read his 7 page tax policy and the word white doesn't appear. If he said it in an interview, I'd like to see the whole interview so I can read the context. You can repeat over and over again what Newsweek or the Post said.
And you do know how taxes work regarding property tax which would be the only way he could possibly tax wealthier neighborhoods? In every city/town/district that pays property taxes - there is a tax rate for everyone living there. I'm a senior living in a town that houses many wealthy people. Our homes are assessed and taxes paid accordingly. My tax rate is high and it has nothing to do with my race. Nothing in this article that you posted explains HOW Mamdani is planning on taxing white people more? The mayor of NYC doesn't typically get to raise property taxes on his own. Nor can a mayor unilaterally raise sales taxes. So please tell me how Mamdani as the mayor proposes to tax white people. Surely wherever this supposed quote comes from - there is more context to help us understand what this means - if he actually said it.
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