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Mamdani wants to ‘eat the rich’? Then who will be left to feed the city’s ginormous budget?

Beware of any politician who gleefully celebrates taxation like normal people would a sacred holiday.

Unfortunately, it’s too late for us New Yorkers. Our city foolishly elected Zohran Mamdani, who promised big government and the “warmth of collectivism.”

And in a new video posted Wednesday, Mamdani marked tax day by announcing the state’s new pied-a-terre tax that will slap an annual fee (on top of existing property tax) for people who own a second home here that is valued at over $5 million.

Mamdani estimates the new taxes will raise $500 million.

“When I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich,” he said over haunting music that sounded like it was from the “Succession” soundtrack.

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The proud socialist then shoved his smug mug into the lens of the camera looking all of us dead in the eye. He tapped the camera and declared: “Well today, we’re taxing the........

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