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Eric Trump: “The top 18,500 taxpayers in New York City were paying 85% of…”

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You have DeSantis, who's going out every single day saying, I want to eliminate property tax. Right. Why can't DeSantis eliminate property taxes? You know why? It's very simple. Because all the New Yorkers moved out to Florida. The top 18,500 taxpayers in New York City were paying 85% of the city taxes. And they all left. Think about that. They all left. And guess where they came? They came to Florida. And now Ron DeSantis is saying, you know what? (19:16–19:22)

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Asserts that a small group of taxpayers in New York City contributed the majority of city taxes.

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