Gov. Kathy Hochul can’t seem to help herself—she just can’t stop picking the pockets of New Yorkers. While she made big promises about “no new taxes,” she’s been quietly slapping higher tax bills on hardworking families and businesses behind closed doors. Now her administration’s latest dirty trick: a stealth business-tax hike so underhanded, it would make Albany swamp creatures blush.
It’s not just about the absurd plan to punish New Yorkers with a pied-à-terre tax in the city. Hochul’s attacks on taxpayers go even deeper. Her new scheme whacks businesses right when they need relief the most—at a time when crime is out of control and companies are already stampeding for the exits. But does Hochul care about the city’s future, or the livelihoods of ordinary people? If she did, maybe she’d actually support growth instead of chasing jobs to friendlier states.
This is classic liberal hypocrisy: say one thing, do the exact opposite. While Hochul grins for cameras and brags about protecting taxpayers, the budget she pushes behind the scenes says “pay up now or get out.” Apparently, in Kathy’s New York, the only path forward is to keep squeezing the people until there’s nothing left to give—unless, of course, you’re a well-connected globalist or a political donor.
It’s as if these Democrat elites despise success and fear prosperity. Hochul and her cronies pretend to fight for the “little guy,” but all they do is trample small business owners and make it impossible to provide jobs. Their playbook shouts the same tired message: punish achievement, strangle the private sector, and tighten government control.
New Yorkers are catching on. They know this state can’t survive if the people in charge are actively working against its future. With leaders like Hochul, is it any wonder families and companies are fleeing New York in record numbers? Maybe that’s what Albany wants: an empty city, dependent and broken—easy to rule but impossible to revive.
Source: NY Post
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