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Trump threatens to cut off New York City funds if Mamdani ‘doesn’t behave’ (www.theguardian.com)

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Edward Helmore
Sun 29 Jun 2025 13.06 EDT

"Mamdani said he was inspired by the US civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr, who once remarked: “Call it democracy or call it democratic socialism. There has to be a better distribution of wealth for all of God’s children in this country.”

He then reiterated his intent to raise taxes on New York’s wealthiest as part of a campaign pledge “to shift the tax burden from overtaxed homeowners in the outer boroughs to more expensive homes in richer and whiter neighborhoods”.

“I don’t think that we should have billionaires because, frankly, it is so much money in a moment of such inequality... "

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

States’ Rights!*

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