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The New York Post’s editorial board is firing shots at Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), claiming she’s to blame for New York’s affordability crisis. The editorial calls out the liberal icon for championing policies that they argue have turned the city into a playground for the rich while pushing the working class out onto the streets. The congresswoman’s recent town hall gathering where she suggested taxing the wealthy as a solution to make New York more accessible was met with scorn from the paper’s leadership.
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According to the editorial, AOC’s tax-the-rich remedy was dismissed as laughable, with the board pointing to a mass exodus of over 300,000 residents leaving New York in 2020, taking with them a whopping $21 billion in lost income. The New York Times reported that a third of the departing New Yorkers hailed from Manhattan, with an average income of $214,000. The editorial castigates AOC’s claim that wealthy New Yorkers won’t leave due to higher taxes, presenting the exodus as evidence to the contrary.
The editorial also takes aim at AOC’s stance on immigration, blaming Democrats’ policies for straining the city’s budget and contributing to the housing crisis. They specifically call out the Congresswoman’s support for admitting migrants in large numbers and providing costly support, which they claim has led to the need for budget cuts in various city agencies.
On the topic of housing, the board accuses the city’s Democratic leaders of hindering housing production by blocking reforms and tax breaks for developers, resulting in a measly 11,000 new units projected to be built in the city this year. They also criticize AOC’s green policies for driving up energy prices and point to criminal justice reform, including the end of cash bail, as contributing to theft from retailers, all of which they attribute to the progressive ideology ruling New York.
The editorial warns that if progressive policies continue to hold sway, New York will only become more unaffordable, and the exodus will speed up. AOC’s office declined to comment on the New York Post’s editorial when approached by Fox News.
The New York Post’s editorial makes it clear where their allegiances lie, painting AOC as the villain responsible for New York’s affordability woes. They point fingers at her and her fellow leftists for pushing policies that they argue have worsened the city’s economic situation, leaving many New Yorkers struggling to afford living in the Big Apple.
