Some wealthy New York elites surprisingly back NYC socialist candidate who wants to tax them more
Despite his socialist suggestions, Zohran Mamdani, a candidate for Mayor of New York, is a few millionaires who support his candidacy in the midst of wealthy tax taxation calls to finance broad social programs.
27 -year -old venture capitalist James Hueston is part of a group called Mamdani Millionaires Wall Street Journal Published on Monday.
“In my eyes, I should definitely pay my fair share for people who need it.” He said. He continued: “I don’t think he increases the taxation for the sake. I think he’s doing it to finance very good policies.”
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The votes showed that about one -third of the richest inhabitants of the city supported Mamdani primarily. New York Post notified. Some of the Wall Street and many donors from major law firms remained anonymous.
Mamdani’s other senior supporters include Ahmed Haque, the founder and CEO of the consulting company Didctic Labs.
“For immigrants who come to this country, these small businesses represent the only way for their upward mobility.” He said.
Bradley Tusk, an initiative capitalist, who runs Michael Bloomberg’s third campaign for the New York Mayor, wrote to LinkedIn to “do our best to help the success of the New York.”
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In an Instagram post, Keith McNally, owner of Balthazar, a French restaurant, is called “fantastic”.
“Moreover, when my rich, my paranoid friends told me that Mamdani is dangerous,” he wrote.
Kathy Wylde, President of the New York City Partnership, a large business group, told Journal that he met Mandani in September long before his candidacy was taken seriously.
Im I’m not in favor of supporting the government’s taking over, Wy Wylde remembered him.
“He has already acknowledged that the housing crisis will be discussed only if there is an increase in the private supply. So he does not only talk about social or socialized housing solutions.”
