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The Hidden Scam Behind NYC’s New Property Tax

2026-04-16 News & Politics
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Ben Shapiro slams New York City’s radical "Pied-à-Terre" tax and exposes how the "Tax the Rich" movement is a smarmy, economically illiterate scam designed to punish success while driving the city toward bankruptcy. ExpressVPN - Go to https://expressvpn.com/ben and find out how you can get 4 months of ExpressVPN free! -- -- -- LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos daily: https://youtube.com/@BenShapiro?sub_confirmation=1 ALSO SUBSCRIBE to the Ben Shapiro Clips Channel: https://youtube.com/@BenShapiroclips?sub_confirmation=1 -- -- -- DailyWire+: Become a Daily Wire Member and watch all of our content ad-free: https://www.dailywire.com/subscribe 📲 Download the free Daily Wire app today on iPhone, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Samsung, and more. 💘 Season 2 of 'Ben After Dark' is available here: https://dwplus.watch/BenAfterDark 📘 My book "Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics)" is available here: https://dwplus.shop/LionsandScavengers 👕 Get your Ben Shapiro merch here: https://dwplus.shop/BenShapiroMerch #BenShapiro #TheBenShapiroShow #News #Politics #DailyWire

Top Comments (10)

@scrout 2026-04-16

Talking taxes at all without talking about the insane spending of all government entities is just a complete waste of time. 🤮

87 11 replies
@DarinPirkey 2026-04-16

What "working New Yorker" was going to buy that $238 million appartment?

54 27 replies
@RossTheNinja 2026-04-17

The government have enough money but they keep wasting it

38 13 replies
@Fedgery007 2026-04-17

Once again…the taxpayers are on the hook. As usual.

14 2 replies
@hjones4922 2026-04-17

Taxing the rich a little more is not "punishing success". Successful people need a decent city to live in too. Trump's tax cuts for the rich, while increasing tariff taxes on the working class, are an example of punishing working people.

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@btuesday 2026-04-17

We should have a Nepo baby tax for rich kids who live well but never worked a day in their lives

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@randallstephens1680 2026-04-17

Georgism and the Single Tax for the win.

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@jtither4646 2026-04-17

Who will they tax when nobody has money ? Punishing innovation isn't the answer.

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@andremessado7659 2026-04-19

Imagine being so deceived by the wealthy where you think increasing a tax on billionaires who buy property while not living in the state or ever really living at the poperty.

1
@emomuzz5883 2026-04-16

NYC: Enjoy your purchase.

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