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PREverybody arguing about “tax the rich” versus “protect the wealthy”… but nobody’s talking about what happens if this turns into a bluff call.
A 9.5% property tax increase doesn’t hit billionaires. It hits homeowners. And when property taxes go up, rent goes up. That’s reality.
Now we’re also talking about tapping retiree funds and draining the rainy day fund? That’s not small change. That’s people’s futures and emergency reserves.
This is political pressure season. Election year. Big statements. Big headlines.
But if this backfires, it won’t be politicians who feel it first.
It’ll be the middle class. Working families. Black homeowners in neighborhoods already fighting to stay afloat.
Watch the game carefully. Because somebody’s getting exposed.
And it might cost regular people the most.
#nyc #ny #fyp #mta #mayor
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