We suppose the silver lining of New York electing an avowed Democratic Socialist as mayor is that we'll get to see how disastrous his socialist policies really are, and that'll discourage the rest of the nation from voting for socialism. But we won't pretend that learning that lesson will be hard, especially for the people of New York who didn't vote for Mamdani.
In his latest tax-grab scheme, Zohran Mamdani vows to tax businesses that leave New York and, it seems, any company that merely does business in New York, even if they're headquartered elsewhere.
New York is so screwed
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) October 30, 2025
Zohran Mamdani doubles down in an interview claiming even if businesses leave New York, he’s going to pass legislation to track them down and tax them anyway
This will only hurt the working class. Businesses will just raise prices, not take the loss
“The… pic.twitter.com/P1I4Y5Pf71
"So the way that this tax works is it applies to any business doing business here. They could be located in Miami, but if they're doing business in New York, it applies to them," Mamdani said.
This policy proposal is insane. So insane, in fact, we don't even know how to wrap our heads around it. That's hundreds of thousands of businesses, including international ones.
It doesn't take an economist to see the major flaws in Mamdani's plan, either. For starters, there's nothing stopping businesses from passing along those tax hikes to consumers. In fact, if they wanted to continue doing business in the Big Apple, that's exactly what they'd do.
Recommended
That will make the cost of living more expensive for middle- and lower-income New Yorkers, as the prices of everyday goods and services skyrocket.
Or — and perhaps businesses should consider this — they could stop doing business in New York altogether. Maybe a local business would step in to fill the void, but maybe not. It would be a wake up call to the residents of NYC if, say, Amazon stopped doing business in Manhattan.
He can pass whatever legislation he wants, but he can't force an individual or a business pay taxes to NYC instead of the state they live in. Once they've left NYC, his claim on them legally ends.
— John Hawkins (@johnhawkinsrwn) October 31, 2025
According to New York state law, a business that either does more than $500,000 in annual gross sales or more than 100 transactions in a year must file for a "sales tax Certificate of Authority and collect sales tax."
If Mamdani is referring to taxing corporate profits, it becomes more complex, but it appears that New York law may also permit this if they continue to do business in the state.
But that mom and pop store that shuts its doors to head to Miami? If Mamdani thinks he can still tax it, even if it no longer does business in his city, that's not legal. Then again, when did socialists care about the law?
He's literally copying Russia. I'm not even kidding. This is literally what Russia is doing right now.https://t.co/Jz7VW9jGii https://t.co/L6Od7admjm
— Mitsu (@MitsuShow) October 31, 2025
Huh. That's interesting.
This is completely stupid. No business will ever agree to that.
— April LaJune, copyright Holder In Due Course (@realAprilLaJune) October 31, 2025
New York is barely on life support at this point. https://t.co/xJKMn5AlDK
And Mamdani is poised to pull the plug, it seems.
Editor’s Note: The Schumer Shutdown is here. Rather than put the American people first, Chuck Schumer and the radical Democrats forced a government shutdown for healthcare for illegals. They own this.
Help us continue to report the truth about the Schumer Shutdown. Use promo code POTUS47 to get 74% off your VIP membership.
Join the conversation as a VIP Member