From the New York Post: Gov. Kathy Hochul is begging wealthy New Yorkers who fled the city to come back and continue padding the Empire State’s lavish public handouts.
Hochul made the case against caving to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s demands that she hike income taxes — by saying she not only wants fat cats to stay in the city, but also clawing at those who have moved to states with better business climates like Florida.
“Maybe the first step should be go down to Palm Beach and see who we can bring back home because our tax base has been eroded,” the Democratic governor said at a forum hosted by Politico last week.
“I have to look at the fact that we are in competition with other states who have less of a tax burden on their corporations and their individuals,” she said.
This comes as the NYC Democrat Socialist mayor has continued to pursue his plan to hike taxes on the rich in order to pay for a load of freebies he promised voters.
Last month, Mamdani issued an ultimatum to the state: tax the ultra-wealthy or face a “last resort” 9.5% property tax hike to address a $5.4 billion budget deficit he claims New York City faces.
At the Politico event, Hochul tried blame the Trump administration for the high prices people are experiencing.
“I need people who are ‘high net worth’ to support the generous social programs we have in our state,” she declared, before admitting that they have all fled to states who don’t have such high tax burdens.
Gov. Kathy Hochul is in FULL PANIC MODE after many wealthy New Yorkers have fled the state..
Democrats have absolutely destroyed New York. pic.twitter.com/SjcQD4a4S0
— American AF 🇺🇸 (@iAnonPatriot) March 13, 2026
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