New York City's Mayor Eric Adams criticized millennial socialist Zohran Mamdani following his unexpected primary victory over former Governor Andrew Cuomo. In an interview, Adams referred to Mamdani as a 'snake oil salesman' and claimed his campaign promises were unrealistic. Among these promises are freezing rents and funding free buses and childcare, totaling an estimated $10 billion, proposed to be financed through higher taxes on the wealthy. Adams highlighted that as mayor, Mamdani lacks the power to raise taxes and noted his insufficient understanding of government responsibilities and economic improvement.
He was saying anything to get elected.
Think about this for a moment - [Mamdani] wants to raise taxes on the 1% of New Yorkers' high incomes ... [But] as the mayor you don't have the ability to do that.
He doesn't understand the power of government and how you must be making sure you're improving your economy [and] raising the standard of living.
His laundry list of proposals - estimated to cost $10 billion - will be paid for by taxing the ultra-wealthy.
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