Mayor Mamdani: Tax The Rich! And "Blessed are the poor in spirit"

Politics By Faith w/Mike Slater

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🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

The Mayor of NYC has a new tax on rich people in NYC. It, of course, will cause even more rich people to leave the city, but he doesn't care. We compare this policy with Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, "Blessed are the poor in spirit."

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0:00.0	Welcome to Politics by Faith. This is where we take the news of the day and we bring it to the Bible so that we can all walk away with peace and perspective.
0:09.0	There's new headlines every day, but Ecclesiastes says there's nothing new under the sun.
0:13.0	So thanks for being here to get the true story. The story of the day, tax the rich.
0:18.0	Zoran Mamdaniani the mayor of New York City
0:21.8	posted a video
0:23.1	it's very well made
0:25.2	his marketing team
0:27.2	makes annoyingly good propaganda
0:29.5	and he's standing outside
0:31.6	a penthouse suite or skyscraper
0:34.6	that has a penthouse
0:35.6	owned by Ken Griffin
0:37.3	that he bought for $238 million.
0:41.1	It's the most expensive home in America.
0:44.9	24,000 square feet.
0:47.6	Can you imagine 24,000 square foot penthouse in New York City.
0:54.6	He's an owner of a hedge fund.
0:57.7	And Zoran is talking about, excuse me, this new tax that they have that he started, that
1:05.2	anyone who has a home in New York City that's worth more than $5 million who doesn't
1:10.4	live in the city full-time,
1:12.2	however they define them, has this new tax put on them.
1:16.4	Now, that's where it starts.
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