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Supporters Rally at Lehman College as Sanders Appears, Call for 4% Wealth Tax
Summary
Hundreds gathered outside Lehman College in Kingsbridge Heights as supporters called on Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers to back a 4% wealth tax and other measures to fund social programs, tying the demand to ongoing state budget negotiations.
Hundreds of supporters of higher taxes on the wealthy gathered outside Lehman College's performing arts center in Kingsbridge Heights, where organizers said the event aimed to pressure New York officials into endorsing proposals such as a 4% wealth tax.
Organizers and participants framed the rally as part of a larger fight over the state budget and urged Governor Kathy Hochul and other lawmakers to back tax increases on the state's wealthiest residents and corporations. "There's so many of us literally paying more taxes and rich people, wealthy people is paying less taxes," said Meeting participant (S4), reflecting a common theme among speakers.
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