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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.

“We are all shocked that our young mayor would pull this stunt in front of Ken’s home and single him out for ridicule,” Roth said. “This was both irresponsible and dangerous.”

Edit: Mamdani's video that sparked this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLKZnVB4F9k

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[–] grte@lemmy.ca 23 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

It's true. I am bigoted against the wealthy. Proudly.

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[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Quite unlikely that any of his ancestors worked the cotton fields. He probably thinks he's a self made man.

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[–] flandish@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

how much proof do we need that the rich are a different species?

[–] man_wtfhappenedtoyou@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

They aren't, they are just sick. As with any sick animal, they should be put down.

[–] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 17 points 6 days ago
  1. Overwhelmingly rich isn't a race
  2. There are ways to solve being rich
  3. There are other options if you don't like those but bring a pillow for your head to land on.
[–] WandowsVista@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

makes sense, rich people are the only truly protected class

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 18 points 6 days ago

JFC, how out of touch can you be from reality?

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

How about "eat the rich" then, motherfucker? With BBQ sauce.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 13 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Tax or eat, Steve, tax or eat!

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[–] RunawayFixer@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)


Source: https://www.moralambition.org/stories/tax-fairness-explainer

Also, the above graph compares averages vs averages. The average of the top bracket is made up of some very rich people who accept that paying taxes is a fair thing to do, and some who try to contribute as little as possible by evading as much as possible. Because he'd prefer us to not talk about this, I have the suspicion that Mr Steve Roth falls into the 2nd category.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

ok.

if "tax the rich" isn't enough, maybe this will send a stronger message.

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is this loud enough you old rich fuck?

or maybe this is more your speed?

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[–] witheyeandclaw@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Won't someone think of poor Ken Griffin??

[–] Sineljora@sh.itjust.works 13 points 6 days ago

Kenneth Cordelle Griffin is the new leader of the Epstein class, and he lied under oath to Congress. May he find out.

[–] Man_kind@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago

This is why the rich need to be taxed.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago

He looks like he enjoys a racial slur every now and then.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe 11 points 6 days ago

Let's make this Sociopathic Oligarch understand that his...sort...are the only group left for which BULLYING is totally allowed, and strongly encouraged.

Fuck these loser snowflakes, all the money in the world, and they're whining because we aren't nice enough to them, poor people get all the breaks, it's just not fair.

[–] homes@piefed.world 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

yeah. he's right. what's the problem with that?

I'm also bigoted against Nazis, which I suspect he might also have a problem with...

This sack of shit is a caricature, it's vomit inducing just to look at him

[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 10 points 6 days ago

Well that's interesting because I liken billionaire real estate tycoons to war criminals that deserve to be brutally executed. What a coincidence.

[–] Janx@piefed.social 10 points 6 days ago

This is like misogynistic incels complaining about "equality" being a slur against them.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 7 points 6 days ago

Ebenezer Scrooge, is that you?

[–] Danarchy@lemmy.nz 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Lol chop chop, guoillo-bait

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[–] Phantaloons@piefed.zip 9 points 6 days ago

Throw the rich off a cliff and liquidate their assets and net worth. was a bit too harsh, but whatever we have to do.

[–] aburrito@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 days ago

Good, it’s getting under his skin cause he feels threatened by it. His ilk will be kicking and screaming about it till the grave, and that makes me feel some petty joy

I didn't know the rich were a race though at this point they've probably have been having their genes modified.

[–] Oofnik@kbin.earth 9 points 6 days ago

“I must say that I consider the phrase ‘tax the rich’ – quote tax the rich – spit out with anger and contempt by politicians both here and across the country, to be just as hateful as some disgusting racial slurs, and even the phrase from the ‘river to the sea’,” he said, referring to the controversial pro-Palestinian slogan.

A LOT to unpack here.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Dude is lucky we said tax the rich. That's the socially agreed option. If they stop respecting the plebs, well...

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