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New York State has increased its budget by $100 billion in one decade. Since 2013, NYC has increased its budget by $40 billion — a 50% increase in spending. Zohran Mamdani ran on affordability, yet instead of reining in costs, just two months later, he is proposing $9 billion... show more

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The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money. Zohran Mamdani ran on the issue of affordability and 2 months later, he is proposing a massive tax hike on everyday New Yorkers. Mamdani has proposed raising taxes statewide by $9 billion, and now he wants a 9.5% property tax hike. This will cripple homeownership in places like Queens and Staten Island. Democrats have no solutions but to raise taxes and to increase spending.

The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money. Zohran Mamdani ran on the issue of affordability and 2 months later, he is proposing a massive tax hike on everyday New Yorkers. Mamdani has proposed raising taxes statewide by $9 billion, and now he wants a 9.5% property tax hike. This will cripple homeownership in places like Queens and Staten Island. Democrats have no solutions but to raise taxes and to increase spending.

Mike Lawler

41,972 views • 6 months ago

The fact is, since Mike Bloomberg left office in 2013, New York City’s budget has increased by $40 billion, a 50% increase, on top of New York State increasing its spending by over $100 billion. New York City now spends more than the entire state of Florida, despite Florida having about 23 million residents and NYC just over 8 million. And Zohran Mamdani is set to worsen the city’s fiscal situation by demanding that Kathy Hochul and the state legislature raise taxes by $9 billion, or else he will increase city property taxes by 9.5%, the highest in the country.

The fact is, since Mike Bloomberg left office in 2013, New York City’s budget has increased by $40 billion, a 50% increase, on top of New York State increasing its spending by over $100 billion. New York City now spends more than the entire state of Florida, despite Florida having about 23 million residents and NYC just over 8 million. And Zohran Mamdani is set to worsen the city’s fiscal situation by demanding that Kathy Hochul and the state legislature raise taxes by $9 billion, or else he will increase city property taxes by 9.5%, the highest in the country.

Mike Lawler

196,076 views • 6 months ago

They did it. Washington Democrats just PASSED $9.5 BILLION in taxes “This is the biggest tax increase in Washington state history.” “We are looking at somewhere in the neighborhood of $8-$10 billion in NEW TAXES on the people of Washington. That's just the taxes to fund the operating budget that doesn't include all the taxes and fees, including a new gas tax and diesel tax to fund the transportation budget, but $8-$10 billion of taxes. This is the biggest tax increase in Washington state history. Despite Democrats' attempts to target those taxes to wealthy Washingtonians and big businesses, they're actually gonna hit ordinary everyday Washingtonians through things like higher housing costs, higher health care costs, higher grocery and food prices. That's unacceptable. — Unfortunately, through the biggest tax increase in Washington state's history, despite the attempts and and claims that it's gonna hit wealthy Washingtonians, a big business, it's just not true. It's gonna hit regular people and your cost of housing, fuel, gas, groceries, health care, all gonna go up, unfortunately.

They did it. Washington Democrats just PASSED $9.5 BILLION in taxes “This is the biggest tax increase in Washington state history.” “We are looking at somewhere in the neighborhood of $8-$10 billion in NEW TAXES on the people of Washington. That's just the taxes to fund the operating budget that doesn't include all the taxes and fees, including a new gas tax and diesel tax to fund the transportation budget, but $8-$10 billion of taxes. This is the biggest tax increase in Washington state history. Despite Democrats' attempts to target those taxes to wealthy Washingtonians and big businesses, they're actually gonna hit ordinary everyday Washingtonians through things like higher housing costs, higher health care costs, higher grocery and food prices. That's unacceptable. — Unfortunately, through the biggest tax increase in Washington state's history, despite the attempts and and claims that it's gonna hit wealthy Washingtonians, a big business, it's just not true. It's gonna hit regular people and your cost of housing, fuel, gas, groceries, health care, all gonna go up, unfortunately.

Wall Street Apes

549,692 views • 1 year ago

Socialist NYC mayor Mamdani is begging for a bailout from the state of New York. The state has a budget deficit also: $2.2 billion in 2026 and $10.4 billion in 2027 "We cannot close this deficit with savings alone. We need new revenue, and we need a structural reset in our relationship with the state. That is the only way to meet our legal obligation to pass a balanced budget."

Socialist NYC mayor Mamdani is begging for a bailout from the state of New York. The state has a budget deficit also: $2.2 billion in 2026 and $10.4 billion in 2027 "We cannot close this deficit with savings alone. We need new revenue, and we need a structural reset in our relationship with the state. That is the only way to meet our legal obligation to pass a balanced budget."

Wall Street Mav

245,946 views • 4 months ago

Sadly for struggling New Yorkers, Stephen Moore hit the nail on the head about New York being one of the least affordable states in the nation. The Worst Governor in America Kathy Hochul has raised taxes and increased spending, creating a crippling affordability crisis that continues to crush families.

Sadly for struggling New Yorkers, Stephen Moore hit the nail on the head about New York being one of the least affordable states in the nation. The Worst Governor in America Kathy Hochul has raised taxes and increased spending, creating a crippling affordability crisis that continues to crush families.

Elise Stefanik

38,639 views • 8 months ago

🚨 NEW YORK’S $260 BILLION BUDGET DISASTER New York just proposed a $260 billion budget — that’s over $100 billion more than the average of the past 10 years. And guess what? Everyday New Yorkers are seeing almost zero benefit. Instead of fixing failing schools, crushing crime, or properly funding the police, this massive spending spree looks like nothing more than a desperate attempt to paper over years of financial mismanagement and Democrat incompetence. High taxes. Skyrocketing costs. More waste. The result? More New Yorkers are packing up and leaving the state in droves.

🚨 NEW YORK’S $260 BILLION BUDGET DISASTER New York just proposed a $260 billion budget — that’s over $100 billion more than the average of the past 10 years. And guess what? Everyday New Yorkers are seeing almost zero benefit. Instead of fixing failing schools, crushing crime, or properly funding the police, this massive spending spree looks like nothing more than a desperate attempt to paper over years of financial mismanagement and Democrat incompetence. High taxes. Skyrocketing costs. More waste. The result? More New Yorkers are packing up and leaving the state in droves.

Gunther Eagleman™

121,600 views • 4 months ago

NYC wants a 127 billion dollar budget. The entire state of Florida runs on about 117 billion. NYC has 8.8 million people. Florida has around 22 million. And now NYC is staring at a deficit because Mamdani wants to increase spending even more. About 40 percent of NYC’s budget goes to the Department of Education and the city still doesn’t outperform Florida in education..

NYC wants a 127 billion dollar budget. The entire state of Florida runs on about 117 billion. NYC has 8.8 million people. Florida has around 22 million. And now NYC is staring at a deficit because Mamdani wants to increase spending even more. About 40 percent of NYC’s budget goes to the Department of Education and the city still doesn’t outperform Florida in education..

Jeffery Mead

532,686 views • 6 months ago

Democrats just passed the Largest Tax Hike in Washington State History Washington State Rep April Connors “We just did the largest tax hike in the history of Washington State” - We increased Business and Occupation taxes on home construction - We are one of the most expensive homes in the nation to build a house over $309 per square foot - We increased B&O taxes on assisted living - We increased B&O taxes on operating and treatment and drug centers (Washington is just 1 of 4 states that still is increasing in opioid deaths) - We increased taxes on our childcare industry “This budget spreads taxes across all working Washington residents in a manner that is going to make the state more and more and more unaffordable to live in. This budget does not fix Washington, it hurts Washington”

Democrats just passed the Largest Tax Hike in Washington State History Washington State Rep April Connors “We just did the largest tax hike in the history of Washington State” - We increased Business and Occupation taxes on home construction - We are one of the most expensive homes in the nation to build a house over $309 per square foot - We increased B&O taxes on assisted living - We increased B&O taxes on operating and treatment and drug centers (Washington is just 1 of 4 states that still is increasing in opioid deaths) - We increased taxes on our childcare industry “This budget spreads taxes across all working Washington residents in a manner that is going to make the state more and more and more unaffordable to live in. This budget does not fix Washington, it hurts Washington”

Wall Street Apes

633,775 views • 1 year ago

A deal is in place. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has unveiled a $125.8 billion budget agreement with the City Council that boosts spending on key city services while increasing savings. “We have worked together to usher in a new era of fiscal health for our city, one that is sustainable, one that is durable and one that makes needed investments in a safer, more affordable New York,” he said.

A deal is in place. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has unveiled a $125.8 billion budget agreement with the City Council that boosts spending on key city services while increasing savings. “We have worked together to usher in a new era of fiscal health for our city, one that is sustainable, one that is durable and one that makes needed investments in a safer, more affordable New York,” he said.

Spectrum News NY1

11,924 views • 1 month ago

Mayor Mamdani announced today that he balanced the NYC budget by being bailed out by Gov. Hochul. Billions of dollars from New York State are now going to NYC instead of helping New Yorkers outside the failing city. Meanwhile, Mamdani is spending an estimated $1.5 billion in 2026 on benefits for illegal immigrants. As for the $500 million in new revenue Mamdani claims, that’s a lie. He thinks rich people with second homes in NYC will just pay higher taxes and not care. They’ll sell their homes and leave. They’re already doing it. Mamdani didn’t balance the budget; he stole from poor Americans outside NYC to fund illegals inside NYC. That’s why he’s failing and so is the city. Rich people are leaving for cities in states like Florida and Texas. That was already happening before Mamdani. Now it’s getting much worse. This isn’t a balanced budget. It’s a broken budget, a catastrophe for NYC, and a failure by both Mamdani and Hochul.

Mayor Mamdani announced today that he balanced the NYC budget by being bailed out by Gov. Hochul. Billions of dollars from New York State are now going to NYC instead of helping New Yorkers outside the failing city. Meanwhile, Mamdani is spending an estimated $1.5 billion in 2026 on benefits for illegal immigrants. As for the $500 million in new revenue Mamdani claims, that’s a lie. He thinks rich people with second homes in NYC will just pay higher taxes and not care. They’ll sell their homes and leave. They’re already doing it. Mamdani didn’t balance the budget; he stole from poor Americans outside NYC to fund illegals inside NYC. That’s why he’s failing and so is the city. Rich people are leaving for cities in states like Florida and Texas. That was already happening before Mamdani. Now it’s getting much worse. This isn’t a balanced budget. It’s a broken budget, a catastrophe for NYC, and a failure by both Mamdani and Hochul.

Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸

248,112 views • 3 months ago

BREAKING: We Just Learned How Chicago/ Illinois Is Planning On Paying For Their Illegal Immigrant Invasion American Tax Payers Will Be Looking At New Taxes & Tax Increases “A billion in taxes for you and me” Illinois State Senator Dan McConchie “Just got out of the governor's annual budget speech and let me tell you what's in it. A billion in taxes for you and me. New taxes, raising taxes, a lot of it on the working poor. And where are we gonna spend it? We're gonna spend it more on undocumented immigrants, on migrants coming here, free health care, other benefits. This is a travesty from the start. There's some good things in the budget. Sure. But a real big problem here, increased taxes for you, more spending on illegal immigrants and migrants.”

BREAKING: We Just Learned How Chicago/ Illinois Is Planning On Paying For Their Illegal Immigrant Invasion American Tax Payers Will Be Looking At New Taxes & Tax Increases “A billion in taxes for you and me” Illinois State Senator Dan McConchie “Just got out of the governor's annual budget speech and let me tell you what's in it. A billion in taxes for you and me. New taxes, raising taxes, a lot of it on the working poor. And where are we gonna spend it? We're gonna spend it more on undocumented immigrants, on migrants coming here, free health care, other benefits. This is a travesty from the start. There's some good things in the budget. Sure. But a real big problem here, increased taxes for you, more spending on illegal immigrants and migrants.”

Wall Street Apes

763,481 views • 2 years ago

We just passed our 2027 budget – an affordability and opportunity budget that puts New Jersey families first. We’re delivering the most property tax relief in state history, investing in our kids, making housing more affordable, fully funding our pension system, cutting our structural deficit in half, and growing our surplus – all without raising taxes on individual New Jerseyans.

We just passed our 2027 budget – an affordability and opportunity budget that puts New Jersey families first. We’re delivering the most property tax relief in state history, investing in our kids, making housing more affordable, fully funding our pension system, cutting our structural deficit in half, and growing our surplus – all without raising taxes on individual New Jerseyans.

Governor Mikie Sherrill

52,456 views • 1 month ago

NYC is billing us $34 BILLION in property taxes in 2026 That's a 31% increase since 2019 and here's what's worse!! Our property taxes fund almost 50% of the balance sheet - and when we take that away from the Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul that's when they'll bend the knee

NYC is billing us $34 BILLION in property taxes in 2026 That's a 31% increase since 2019 and here's what's worse!! Our property taxes fund almost 50% of the balance sheet - and when we take that away from the Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul that's when they'll bend the knee

Humberto Lopes

38,272 views • 6 months ago

$14 BILLION in NEW taxes. That’s what Democrats want to extract from Californians in this year’s budget - a budget that has doubled in size in just 10 years. To pay for all the new spending, they want to tax your healthcare. Your phone. Your computer. Your software. And while they’re at it, they’re cutting middle class scholarships and business tax credits. Californians are being priced out of their own state and now they want more. I voted NO.

$14 BILLION in NEW taxes. That’s what Democrats want to extract from Californians in this year’s budget - a budget that has doubled in size in just 10 years. To pay for all the new spending, they want to tax your healthcare. Your phone. Your computer. Your software. And while they’re at it, they’re cutting middle class scholarships and business tax credits. Californians are being priced out of their own state and now they want more. I voted NO.

Senator Suzette Valladares

44,422 views • 2 months ago

THAT WAS FAST! Zohran Mamdani announces he will raise taxes on all New Yorkers. He wants a 10% increase in property taxes and to “raid” the city’s savings accounts. This is only the start. His communist wish list will require more tax increases. NYC and its residents will be bankrupt faster than originally thought.

THAT WAS FAST! Zohran Mamdani announces he will raise taxes on all New Yorkers. He wants a 10% increase in property taxes and to “raid” the city’s savings accounts. This is only the start. His communist wish list will require more tax increases. NYC and its residents will be bankrupt faster than originally thought.

Wall Street Mav

434,382 views • 6 months ago

KATHY HOCHUL HAS BEEN GOVERNOR OF THE GREAT STATE OF NEW YORK FOR 1,653 DAYS AND SHE HAS A SERIOUS SPENDING ADDICTION During that time New York State has spent roughly: $936.5 BILLION That equals: • $566.6 MILLION PER DAY • $23.6 MILLION PER HOUR • $393,500 PER MINUTE • $6,558 PER SECOND Per resident: • $47,080 per New Yorker • $28.47 per day • $1.19 per hour Per taxpayer: • $98,600 per taxpayer • $59.64 per day • $2.49 per hour Meanwhile the annual state budget has grown from about: • $212 BILLION when she took office to • about $254 BILLION today That’s a $42 BILLION increase in annual spending. NEARLY A TRILLION DOLLARS LATER, WHAT EXACTLY HAS IMPROVED FOR NEW YORKERS?

KATHY HOCHUL HAS BEEN GOVERNOR OF THE GREAT STATE OF NEW YORK FOR 1,653 DAYS AND SHE HAS A SERIOUS SPENDING ADDICTION During that time New York State has spent roughly: $936.5 BILLION That equals: • $566.6 MILLION PER DAY • $23.6 MILLION PER HOUR • $393,500 PER MINUTE • $6,558 PER SECOND Per resident: • $47,080 per New Yorker • $28.47 per day • $1.19 per hour Per taxpayer: • $98,600 per taxpayer • $59.64 per day • $2.49 per hour Meanwhile the annual state budget has grown from about: • $212 BILLION when she took office to • about $254 BILLION today That’s a $42 BILLION increase in annual spending. NEARLY A TRILLION DOLLARS LATER, WHAT EXACTLY HAS IMPROVED FOR NEW YORKERS?

Reza Chowdhury

14,753 views • 5 months ago

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled his preliminary financial plan Tuesday on the heels of the announcement that the state will give the city $1.5 billion to help fix a massive budget shortfall. His tax-centric new fiscal plan seeks to close a multibillion budget gap with two choices: higher taxes on the rich or on property owners. CBS News' Jared Ochacher has more.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled his preliminary financial plan Tuesday on the heels of the announcement that the state will give the city $1.5 billion to help fix a massive budget shortfall. His tax-centric new fiscal plan seeks to close a multibillion budget gap with two choices: higher taxes on the rich or on property owners. CBS News' Jared Ochacher has more.

CBS News

60,721 views • 6 months ago

Democrats in Delaware County, Pennsylvania raised property taxes on residents 23% last year They just created a budget for 2026 that includes another 19% property tax increase This would be a 50% property tax increase in 3 years Residents are outraged and showed up to the city council meeting “If they succeed in putting through this 19% increase, they will have raised our taxes by over 50% in three years, and that's wrong”

Democrats in Delaware County, Pennsylvania raised property taxes on residents 23% last year They just created a budget for 2026 that includes another 19% property tax increase This would be a 50% property tax increase in 3 years Residents are outraged and showed up to the city council meeting “If they succeed in putting through this 19% increase, they will have raised our taxes by over 50% in three years, and that's wrong”

Wall Street Apes

299,176 views • 8 months ago

🚨STOP SCROLLING. YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS. Albany just passed a $268 billion budget. Two hundred and sixty-eight billion dollars. Florida spends about half that, has no state income tax, and people are moving there instead of leaving. Meanwhile, Albany Democrats keep pushing the same failed ideas that are making New York less affordable every year. I’ve spent my time in the Assembly standing up for Long Island. Now I’m running for the State Senate because New York can’t afford more of the Mamdani agenda. New York doesn’t have a money problem. It has an Albany problem. #Mamdani #Hochul #NYPolitics #LongIsland #NewYork Bruce Blakeman

🚨STOP SCROLLING. YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS. Albany just passed a $268 billion budget. Two hundred and sixty-eight billion dollars. Florida spends about half that, has no state income tax, and people are moving there instead of leaving. Meanwhile, Albany Democrats keep pushing the same failed ideas that are making New York less affordable every year. I’ve spent my time in the Assembly standing up for Long Island. Now I’m running for the State Senate because New York can’t afford more of the Mamdani agenda. New York doesn’t have a money problem. It has an Albany problem. #Mamdani #Hochul #NYPolitics #LongIsland #NewYork Bruce Blakeman

Assemblyman Jake Blumencranz

13,501 views • 2 months ago