Some wealthy New York elites surprisingly back NYC socialist candidate who wants to tax them more

Despite his socialist proposals, New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has several millionaires backing his candidacy amid his calls to tax the wealthy to fund expansive social programs.

James Hueston, a 27-year-old venture capitalist, is part of a group called the Mamdani Millionaires in a Wall Street Journal piece published Monday. 

"In my eyes, I should absolutely be paying my fair share for the people that need it," Hueston told the newspaper. "I don’t think that he’s increasing taxation for the sake of it.