And when NYS loses revenue they will need to cut emergency services, social programs, etc. This results in higher crime driving more people to leave. And so it goes.
— David (@davidjslawson1) May 9, 2026
WTF?? NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces he's hitting the wealthy with MAXIMUM taxes to convince others to stop leaving the city:
"I'll ask those who make the most amount of money [to] pay more so everyone can STAY IN THIS CITY!"
We warned you. pic.twitter.com/KAUnhao5kM
— Dralone&_DR145 (@draloneboy) May 9, 2026
YOU DON’T SAY: Wealth Tax Author Admits: Not a One-Time Tax.
“I’m not here to pretend that it’s once and never again.”
The main author of the California asset seizure ballot measure is a Marxist Berkeley professor from France who replied “so be it“ when asked about residents fleeing the tax.
And on Tuesday night he admitted it isn’t a “one-time tax” as proponents try to claim.
Wealth tax author and Berkeley professor Emmanuel Saez said: “I don’t think it’s going to be a one-time tax. Because you can’t surprise billionaires more than once.”