The phrase “tax the rich” can be “just as hateful as some disgusting racial slurs”, according to the New York City billionaire Steve Roth, who said that the top 1% should be “praised and thanked”.
Speaking on his company’s quarterly earnings call on Tuesday, Roth, the CEO of Vornado Realty Trust, expressed his support for fellow billionaire and the CEO of Citadel, Ken Griffin, who was singled out in the 15 April announcement by New York’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, of the state’s first “pied-à-terre” tax on second homes valued at more than $5m. In a video, Mamdani announced the policy in front of Griffin’s penthouse, which he said was purchased for $238m.
Are the rich really a race? I don’t think so
Tax the rich
ROFLMAO Actually laughed out loud at this. 😂
Like, we all assumed they were comically evil villains and we joke that they might talk and think like this.
But the confirmation of it is somehow hilarious to me. Their complete lack of understanding of the world, the zero self awareness, the cheap attempt for sympathy while lounging on the weary bones of the entire working class.
If EVER we needed that smoking gun to show that class has nothing to do with intelligence or hard work, this definitely goes on the wall.
LOL, sir. 🖕 Taxes are the most humane thing coming to you and your ilk, you filthy curr. I thumb my nose at you, indeed! Go forth and repent to all those you hath wronged, or freely go fucketh thyself to expiry, thank you VERY MUCH.
lol he would have a heart attack if he ever visited Lemmy
Guillotine the rich
Absolutely this.
The sooner they learn that “tax the rich” is the moderate compromise, the better
There are other ways to make them learn than words.
Unfortunately by the time the lesson has sunk into their stupid heads, those heads are on the floor.
They need more Luigi to compare and contrast
They won’t learn shut until we revolt.
Unfortunately that’s true. I’m armed to the teeth just waiting for the pendulum to swing that way.
Praised and thanked?
Careful Steve, you might dislocate your shoulder or wrist when you jerk yourself off that hard.
I’ll praise and thank any billionaire that pays their fair share of taxes, pays their employees ALL a living wage, and doesn’t spend money influencing political or corporate ideals (aka when hell freezes over).
Are those unicorns in the room with us?
Wonder how he’s gonna feel about “Eat the rich”. I’m hungry.
He’s really not gonna like the next phase, then.
I’ve always preferred “eat the rich” anyways.
He’s gonna be dismayed to learn what people will be calling for if they continue to squeeze the working class.
Eat the rich.
We need the French to show us how to properly riot.
“Let them eat cake”
-Steve Roth, probably
I’m perfectly fine with vivisecting them, if he prefers that
