{"id":45160,"date":"2025-11-17T12:48:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T20:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=45160"},"modified":"2025-11-17T12:48:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T20:48:34","slug":"mamdani-backers-rally-to-tax-the-rich-as-transition-raises-1-million-in-10-days-from-12000-donors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/mamdani-backers-rally-to-tax-the-rich-as-transition-raises-1-million-in-10-days-from-12000-donors\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani Backers Rally to \u2018Tax the Rich\u2019 as Transition Raises $1 Million in 10 Days From 12,000 Donors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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New York City Democratic Socialists (NYC-DSA) hold a rally in Union Square marking the start of a campaign to tax the rich and win universal childcare on November 16, 2025, in New York City, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0(Photo by Selcuk Acar\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNone of this would have been possible without everyday New Yorkers willing to spare $5, $10, or $20 to help build a government that will deliver for working people,\u201d said the mayor-elect.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jon Queally<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov 16, 2025 (CommonDreams.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hundreds of people in New York City<\/a> gathered on Sunday in Union Square with calls to \u201cTax the Rich<\/a>\u201d as they showed their support for the progressive agenda of mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani<\/a>, the democratic socialist elected earlier this month who will take the helm of the nation\u2019s largest city on January 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cTax the Rich \u2014 Seize Our Future\u201d event was co-sponsored by the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialist of America, Housing Justice For All and NYS Tenant Bloc, Jewish Voice for Peace NYC, UAW<\/a> Region 9A, the Invest in Our New Coalition, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The groups are backing Mamdani\u2019s call for universal childcare, free public busses, a rent freeze, and city-operated grocery stores in the city, all which will be made more possible with revenue raised by increased taxes on the city\u2019s wealthiest individuals and for-profit companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cZohran Mamdani\u2019s cost-of-living agenda has the support of masses of\u00a0working class<\/a>\u00a0New Yorkers\u2014but winning an ambitious affordability agenda cannot be won with one mayor alone,\u201d said the NYC-DSA in a post about the \u201cTax the Rich\u201d event on their website. \u201cTo build the universal public goods we deserve, we need to ensure the wealthiest individuals and corporations in our state are paying their fair share in taxes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We supported Zohran Mamdani for mayor, NYC-DSA co-chair Gustavo Gordillo says at a Tax the Rich rally. \u201cWe're only getting started. This year, we're going to tax the rich.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/n9v9ZZkTeY<\/a><\/p>— Jeff Coltin (@JCColtin) November 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>