Why Is Sen. Schumer Suddenly Decrying High Tax Rates?

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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-New York, recently stood in front of a home in a beautiful neighborhood in White Plains, NY, to decry — of all things — the area’s high local tax burden.

“We all know that one of the biggest burdens to live in this beautiful place — it is beautiful and people want to live here — it is high taxes,” said Schumer. “Westchester has the highest property taxes in the country and Rockland across the river is second. This was made worse by the tax bill that passed last year where the SALT deduction was greatly limited.”

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