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Eric Adams: “They pay 41% of our taxes.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Addressing the Corruption Allegations W/ Mayor Eric Adams. Plus, Is Dark Money Funding Democrats?

Published | Video Starts at 1:18:29

Where they going? They're going back to communities of color. So when you look at his policies and his attitude, I don't want any billionaires in New York. They pay 41% of our taxes. That's why we have teachers, firefighters. That's why we have paved streets. That's where those dollars come from. His failure to understand $115 billion budget and the ecosystem, the financial ecosystem that allows cities to run is disruptive. (1:18:29–1:18:32)

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Asserts that billionaires pay 41% of New York City's taxes.

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