New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Bill de BlasioThe Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - White House moves closer to Pelosi on virus relief bill New York again pushes back in-person classes The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine, masks MORE (D) in a new op-ed rips President Trump and the GOP on their tax-reform proposal, saying it "takes from the rest of us to give to the wealthy and corporations."

De Blasio wrote in Business Insider that the proposal includes plans to change the "longstanding deduction of state and local taxes that individual taxpayers and families take on the federal form."

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This would impact about 100 million Americans, de Blasio wrote, "most of whom earn less than $200,000 a year."

"In New York City nearly 700,000 families earning less than $200,000 would see their taxes increase under the proposed bill, with their average tax hike exceeding $1,000," he wrote.

"The Republicans might as well ask hardworking New Yorkers to withdraw $1,000 from the bank machine and find a hedge fund manager to give it to. Meanwhile, losing that money will force families to make terrible choices between food and medicine or rent and tutoring for a child."

De Blasio said he agrees with Trump that the country needs tax reform. But, he said, the U.S. tax code should address "our country's runaway inequality."

"If we're serious about honoring the family, caring for our seniors and making a world the next generation can thrive in, then we need every American, including the wealthiest, to invest in our society in proportion to what they've gained from it," he wrote.

"Let's reform our tax code to serve all Americans, not a privileged few."

Last week, Trump expressed support for the new House Republican tax bill, praising lawmakers for "another important step toward providing massive tax relief for the American people."

Trump said there is “much work left to do,” adding that the administration would “deliver historic tax cuts and reforms — the rocket fuel our economy needs to soar higher than ever before.”