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“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordSeptember 24, 2025
The proposal we put forward would raise $9 billion and we would also raise an additional $1 billion from savings and reforms that can be done at the city level.
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Zohran Mamdani
Democratic · New York
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nypost.com

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Mamdani discusses his tax proposal aimed at raising funds for city services.

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