Andrew Cuomo: “As the mayor, you don't have the authority to [raise tax on…”

“He would say and do anything to get elected. Think about this for a moment. He wants to raise 1%. He wants to raise tax on 1% of New Yorker's high income earners. As the mayor, you don't have the authority to [raise tax on 1% of New Yorker's high income earners]. do that. You know who has the authority to do that? An assemblyman, which he is. He wants to do free buses. He could have done it at assemblyman.” (02:23–02:26)

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