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Eric Adams: “You can't run every millionaire out of the city. That's 51%…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Final thoughts from Mayor Eric Adams as his term ends | The Point Full Episode 12.21.25

Published | Video Starts at 16:09

No, I am saying I am hoping that once he becomes mayor, he can still follow the things that are important to him, but he has to understand how it impacts communities. You can't run every millionaire out of the city. That's 51% of our tax base. You can't tax communities based on their ethnicity. That's what we're fighting now. What's happening to African American and Asian American in Spanish Speaking communities. (16:09–16:14)

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Asserts that millionaires make up 51% of the city's tax base.

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