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Kathy Hochul: “It's not a gamble I want to take because we're already down…”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

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EXCLUSIVE: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul sits down for one-on-one interview | NBC New York

Published | Video Starts at 06:10

No, no. Okay, got it. So Mayor Mamdani has said that he doesn't think that wealthy people and corporations would actually leave if their taxes go up. Do you disagree with that? It's not a gamble I want to take because we're already down about $13 billion in revenues from people who did leave our state. And when asked, many of them do complain about the taxes in New York. Something I'm trying to do something about. Again, I believe that people should pay their fair share. (06:10–06:18)

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Asserts that New York State has lost about $13 billion in revenues due to people leaving the state.

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