50 Cent extended a rather colorful offer to Zohran Mamdani from New York, proposing a one-way ticket out of the city after the Democratic Socialist mentioned him while discussing a potential tax increase. “I’m telling Trump!” exclaimed the rapper known for “Many Men.”
“Where did he even come from?” was 50 Cent’s reaction to Mamdani in an Instagram post on Wednesday, where he shared a socialist clip during his appearance on Breakfast Club, suggesting the rapper wouldn’t be “happy” with the tax proposals.
“Whose friend is this? I’m not sold on this plan at all,” 50 Cent continued. “I’ll give him $258,750 and a first-class one-way ticket away from New York. And yes, I’m definitely telling Trump what he said!”
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In an interview, Mamdani expressed his intention to raise taxes to bring in an extra $10 billion, aiming to “hold Trump” accountable.
The socialist mayoral candidate, who recently beat New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in the New York City Democratic primary, stated he’d raise substantial taxpayer funds “in two significant ways.”
“First, we should align the state’s corporate tax rate with New Jersey’s—7.25% moving to 11.5%. Companies will choose to pay there otherwise,” he explained.
Mamdani, at 33, kept emphasizing “the beauty of it”: businesses can’t evade his tax increase.
“It doesn’t only target companies based in New York City. People often say, ‘They’ll just move to Florida.’ But if you’re doing business in New York, you’ll be taxable regardless of where you’re headquartered,” he said confidently.
The socialist also mentioned a second approach to raise billions: instituting a 2% tax hike on “the top 1% of New Yorkers.” “If 50 Cent hears this, he won’t be thrilled,” Mamdani noted.
“It’s basically a rounding error,” he commented. “Together, these changes improve the lives of all New Yorkers, including those currently paying taxes.”
