Joe Rogan Experience #2535 - Andrew Wilson · Aired Aug 5, 2026
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The rich are responsible for a huge percentage of New York City's tax revenue.
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The top 1 percent of New York City taxpayers paid about 40 percent of the city's income tax in 2022, which is a large share. That figure covers income tax only, and the city also collects substantial property, sales and other taxes, so describing the rich as paying a huge share of all city tax revenue overstates the evidence. Falsifier: an official city figure showing the top 1 percent supplies a large share of total city tax revenue including property and sales taxes.
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Is it true that the rich are responsible for a huge percentage of New York City's tax revenue?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. The top 1 percent of New York City taxpayers paid about 40 percent of the city's income tax in 2022, which is a large share. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2535 - Andrew Wilson, aired Aug 5, 2026, at 1:54:16. The supporting source is empirecenter.org, linked below.
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