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Zohran Mamdani: “It double counts savings, overestimates revenues…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

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'My Position? Tax The Rich': NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Responds To Council's Budget Proposal

Published | Video Starts at 00:24

The problem is, that's not what it would do. If her proposal was adopted, it would result in slashing billions of dollars from agency budgets, and working New Yorkers would pay the price. It double counts savings, overestimates revenues, exaggerates savings on interest payments. And in the midst of this historic budget deficit, the Speaker's $6 billion proposal asks Albany for just one more time to reduce class sizes. My position? Tax the rich. (00:24–00:30)

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Asserts that Julie Menon's budget proposal has financial inaccuracies, including double counting savings and overestimating revenues.

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