“Tax the rich” is no longer just an economic slogan. It’s become a moral escape hatch for the populist left — a convenient excuse to blame billionaires, landlords, and business owners for every personal or financial frustration. 

At the center of it all sits one word: “inequality.” It’s not just echoing in one city — it’s everywhere, but nowhere louder than in New York City, championed by politicians like Mayor Zohran Mamdani.