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Zohran Mamdani: “The most profitable corporations, the wealthiest New…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 09:12

So should the big banks, the big corporations that headquarter here, should they be paying more? I do think so. I think that The most profitable corporations, the wealthiest New Yorkers, can afford to pay a little bit more. And they can afford to do so not for the sake of it, but because this money will then be put back into that same city that we all live in. (09:12–09:17)

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Asserts that wealthy individuals and corporations can afford higher taxes.

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