Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other New York politicians are pushing the state to raise taxes on households earning more than $250,000.
The top rate would be an off-the-charts 24%, nearly double that of California’s 13.3% figure, the next highest. The radicals want the hikes in lieu of budget cuts Mayor Eric Adams says are needed to free up money for migrants. “The vast majority of us have felt the strain of rising prices from the grocery aisle to the housing market,” reads a statement from AOC and other socialists — ignoring the fact that it was trillions in government spendingAOC, socialists target NY’s top 5% with tax hikes — households making more than $250K would be hit: analysisMeanwhile, in deep-blue New York, when the radicals call for tax hikes on the top 1%, many of the other 99% figureThe viral Home Depot 12-foot skeleton is already in...