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Mamdani’s war on the wealthy: Letters to the Editor — May 13, 2026

The Issue: Mayor Mamdani driving billionaires’ businesses, like Ken Griffin’s Citadel, out of NYC.

Mayor Mamdani, America gives every individual the opportunity to be successful — it’s called working hard for what you want. Being white and rich does not make a person bad (“NYC will pay for Mam’s rich ba$h,” Michael Goodwin, May 10) .

The mayor should stop pretending like he is part of the poor community and — rather than trying to make wealthy people like Ken Griffin look like monsters — he should teach low-income youth how they one day can also be a wealthy success.

Shelling out a few extra dollars in taxes shouldn’t be such a hardship for crybabies like Griffin. Those few extra dollars represent a mere drop in the bucket for these fat cats.

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But if they want to leave the Big Apple for greener and cheaper pastures, all I can say is “good riddance.” There will be plenty of new billionaires willing to take their places.

As a staunch supporter of........

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