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Andrew Cuomo: “If they raise taxes, I think it's a serious problem. You…”

Featuring: Andrew Cuomo, Democratic | Former Governor of New York

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Andrew Cuomo & David Paterson LIVE in studio — The Future of New York City | Hour 1

Published | Video Starts at 29:48

… I think a lot of it is going to be what the Democrats do in response to Zoran's agenda. Now, the legislature supports him. The legislature loves to raise taxes. If they raise taxes, I think it's a serious problem. You raise the personal income tax 2%, which is what they're talking about. You have the highest personal income tax in the United States of America. And anyone who says people don't leave based on tax rate, they're smoking something funny post Covid. There's more mobility, there's remote work. We know we are losing people. (29:48–30:04)

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Asserts that raising the personal income tax by 2% would make it the highest in the U.S.

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