Here We Go: Sanctuary City New York Socialists Push Tax Increases to Pay for Illegals

Well, hey, most of the voters in Sanctuary City New York should be happy to support tax increases, right? It’s not like the SCNY metro area didn’t go overwhelmingly for Joe Biden, right? Except for Staten Island and a smattering of Red in the SW tip of King County (Brooklyn). Perhaps they should be left out of the taxes, and let the Biden voters pay for the illegals

‘Pay Their Fair Share’: Socialist Lawmakers Push for ‘Migrant Taxes’ on New Yorkers During Immigration Crisis

Socialist state lawmakers in New York want tax increases to pay for migrants flooding into New York City as the area struggles to accommodate them.

The New York Post reported the news Saturday and quoted state Sen. Julia Salazar (D-Brooklyn), who said:

We should increase taxes because it’s economically just policy to offset all costs for our state to function. I’d say that even if our city and state hadn’t seen an increase in migrants seeking asylum, this moment makes it all the more important for the wealthy to pay their fair share of taxes.

Meanwhile, state Sen. Jabari Brisport (D-Brooklyn) said, “We’re still organizing to tax the rich through the same revenue-raising bills we’ve been fighting for for years.”

Would that be Jabari, since he’s reportedly worth $5 million? Or, does he mean the businesses and really rich folks who already pay the lion’s share of taxes and provide jobs and goods? Of course, how many of those supported Democrats despite Democrats going soft on crime causing problems for their workers and businesses? So, maybe they should be more than willing to pony up. But, in reality, it will be the working and middle class folks who will end up bearing the burden, if not through direct taxation, through increased costs of goods and services. And the illegals won’t be put in the rich, high-fallutin’ areas.

From the NY Post article

Socialist state lawmakers are itching to impose new tax increases to cover the ever-increasing cost of migrants in the Big Apple — insisting that forcing New Yorkers to pay even more is the only way out of the mushrooming crisis.

Two state senators told The Post new taxes were on the table, while their grassroots cadres have buzzed on social media.

“We should increase taxes because it’s economically just policy to offset all costs for our state to function,” said state Sen. Julia Salazar (D-Brooklyn).

“I’d say that even if our city and state hadn’t seen an increase in migrants seeking asylum, this moment makes it all the more important for the wealthy to pay their fair share of taxes.”

Got that? Even without the illegals that Sanctuary City NY loves (well, as long as they’re Somewhere Else) the Elected Class wanted to raise taxes. As if rich folks and businesses haven’t already left in droves, along with the other classes.

Too bad we can’t forbid anyone voting Democrat in the 5 Boroughs of SCNY from leaving. They should have to suck it up and deal with the fallout of their votes.

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