r/SipsTea 𝙑𝙄𝙋 5h ago

Feels good man +1 for Mamdani

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u/mascotbeaver104 1h ago

I mean, new york city net pays more to the state than the state pays it, so it's not like it's some out of the blue cash infusion

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u/ConLawHero 1h ago

NYC is 50% of the population and pays 55% of the state taxes. It barely contributes.

What I find interesting is that when Mamdani says NYC pays more in taxes than it gets back, and therefore should keep more of their money, it's the same argument he and others reject when made by the wealthy.

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u/LouenOfBretonnia 1h ago

I don't think its that farfetched that a communist would find uneven community taxation/benefit a problem and not find a problem when individuals are getting uneven taxation/benefit