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Eric Adams: “51% of our taxes.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Published | Video Starts at 10:37

What's happening now with African American and Asians and other communities are being taxed based on where they located. Can't do that. And you can't run millionaires out of the city. 51% of our taxes. So we're in a financial ecosystem where the guys that drive the limousine should have a good pay and the guy that's sitting in the back of the limousine should pay his taxes. (10:37–10:39)

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Asserts that 51% of taxes come from a specific group, implying the importance of not driving millionaires out of the city.

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