As Bernie Sanders was speaking at Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration on Thursday, a number of people in the crowd broke into a chant of ‘tax the rich.’
The stupidity on display here is appalling. Do these people really believe that their lives will improve if the government forcefully takes more money away from other people? Do they think the New York City government is going to take money from others and give it to them? Do they honestly believe that if ‘the rich’ are forced to pay more in taxes, it is going to fund programs that will benefit them?
This is the politics of envy, plain and simple.
The New York Post reports:
‘Tax the rich’ chant breaks out as Bernie Sanders swears in NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
A raucous chant of “tax the rich” broke out as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders blasted the wealthy and called out “hatred and divisiveness” before swearing in fellow democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as New York City mayor.
“At a time in our country’s history when we are seeing too much hatred, too much divisiveness and too much injustice, thank you for electing Zohran Mamdani as your mayor,” Sanders said outside City Hall.
He then argued that Mamdani’s socialist agenda, including free buses and taxing the rich was not “radical,” sparking the chant.
After Sanders administered the ceremonial oath of office to Mamdani, the new mayor addressed the crowd, saying he planned to govern “expansively and audaciously.”
For too long, he argued, New York belonged to the “wealthy and well connected,” but no longer, Mamdani vowed.
Hellbound and Down 