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And New York Governor Kathy Hochul, along with New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani, they're proposing a plan to tax the ultra-wealthy. The new tax would hit owners of second homes in New York City valued above $5 million. NDD's Sean Marshall has more on that. New York Governor Kathy Hochul is teaming up with New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani on a new tax on the wealthy. But it's a luxury tax on secondary homes in New York City for people with a primary residence outside of New York City. I'm proposing a common-sense surcharge on high-value second homes in New York City, commonly known as the pied-à-terre surcharge. This is a targeted surcharge on second homes and investor-owned apartments worth over $5 million. Homes that, in many cases, sit vacant for a large part of the year. We have the inventory. They're part of our skyline, but those people are not part of our city. We're talking about homes like the $105 million apartment down the street, Mayor. That's actually never been lived in. This proposal puts a global spotlight on the fiscal crisis that New York City is in. A $2.2 billion budget deficit this year, projected $10.4 billion budget deficit next year. This is a new money grab proposal. This second home tax proposal is because New York City can't fix its first problem. Reckless taxing and spending and over-regulation and lack of robust private sector job creation. Governors have been getting pressured to tax the rich in New York City. Just last week, HOCA was heckled during a press conference by people yelling to tax the rich. And after the tax plan announcement, the NYC Democratic Socialists of America posted this comment to X. HOCA just blinked in the standoff over taxes on the rich. She announced a pied-à-terre tax on luxury second homes. Our pressure is working, but we don't stop until oligarchs and the richest corporations pay everything they owe. Taxing ultra-wealthy out-of-state homeowners is one way to appease the tax the rich crowd in New York City, while also not fully going after some of her top donors that live in New York City. New York is not following the example of successful states with respect to budget deficits per residence and job creation, states like Texas and Florida and Tennessee, that are cutting taxes. Rather, New York is following the lead of Rhode Island, which is one of the states with the largest debt per resident ratio with a second home tax proposal. Rhode Island, of course, did a Taylor Swift tax last year. For a balanced perspective, we contacted Bruce Blakeman for his opinion. He's the candidate running for HOCAL's spot as governor. He sent this quote to NTD. Kathy HOCAL's no-tax-hike promise has expired faster than the families fleeing New York's affordability crisis. Whether you're affluent or middle class, HOCAL and Mamdani are looking to hike your property taxes and take half your house through a new inheritance tax. It's a war on homeownership and the American dream. Unlike HOCAL, I'll actually keep my word when I'm governor. I'll cut your taxes, slash your utility bills in half, and protect the American dream. When I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich. Well, today, we're taxing the rich. Sean Marshall, NTD News.