Zohran Mamdani: “Raising their income taxes by 2% and raising the state's top…”

“The first is personal income tax on the top 1% of New Yorkers, New Yorkers who make more than a million dollars a year or more, Raising their income taxes by 2% and raising the state's top corporate tax rate to match that of New Jersey. Those things together would raise $9 billion. And that would pay for not only making buses fast and free, not only universal childcare, but also ensuring that amidst these devastating …” (03:41–03:47)

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