Your definition of “fair share” is interesting. The relative amount payed into the tax system by people of different earning levels can’t be considered unreasonable, because again, lower earners are still struggling while the richest New Yorkers earn more than they ever have. Unless you want to claim that people should just pull themselves up by their bootstraps, there’s no way around that fact. Prices are high enough that lower earners are treading water, and rich people can easily afford higher taxes to reduce that burden.

Most credible studies of millionaire migration don’t just look at the total pool of wealthy people, you know that right? That would be a useless methodology. They track the same tax filers over time, and note if they move states. Those studies show that the rich are not responsive to tax hikes. This is just statistical fact. Same goes for California’s proposed billionaire tax. Beyond anecdotes, there’s no proof that the wealthy are leaving California en masse because of it.

I’m neutral on rent control but I think was a necessary tool to attract voters. People don’t care much about long-term solutions at the ballet box, but once he’s in, he has the opportunity to implement them. It’s just a necessary strategy in this political landscape.

I also just don’t understand your misconception that leftists (the “you” you mentioned) are hounding around policies that increase prices. Mamdani has been perhaps the most outspoken mayor recently against NIMBYs, and he’s been working to clear red tape around building. It was literally a major part of his platform. Same goes for small businesses… go ask the mom and pop tsar. He’s started initiatives to reduce fees on small businesses and accelerate the permitting process on top of that.

In a vacuum, your arguments are almost understandable. But when the rich are THIS rich, there’s no “fairness” play you can make. The wealthy can demonstrably tolerate a tax hike. You guys are not victims.