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Andrew Cuomo: “It is an impossibility that a state legislature would raise…”

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

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Andrew Cuomo Discusses Mayoral Candidacy and Key Issues on WNYC

Published | Video Starts at 19:29

11.5% would be new York's. Yeah. We already have a city income tax, which he is, on corporations, which he's not counting. So it would be higher than New Jersey. And It is an impossibility that a state legislature would raise statewide corporate taxes dedicated only to New York City. My father used to say we need ideas that are good and sound. Not that sound good. So yes, sounds great. Also impossible on a governmental level. So that's the differential. (19:29–19:41)

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Asserts that it is impossible for the state legislature to raise statewide corporate taxes dedicated only to New York City.

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