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Zohran Mamdani: “It's right to increase personal income taxes on the top 1%…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 11:34

When I go into a room with the leaders of the most profitable companies in New York City, we all know that I'm leaving the room in the same way. Still thinking that It's right to increase personal income taxes on the top 1% of New Yorkers by 2%. Still thinking we should have the state's top corporate tax rate be that of New Jersey. There's going to be that disagreement, but there's also room to find other places of agreement. (11:34–11:39)

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Asserts support for increasing personal income taxes on the top 1% of New Yorkers by 2%.

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