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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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[–] Bluedragon012@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

If that's true, then we are using it right. I'd only use a slur on beings that are less than human and ultra rich fit that pereftly. And as well read as the rich are, they know what happens when a being is considered less than human. >:D

[–] BigTuffAl@lemmy.zip 8 points 6 days ago

motherfucker is a literal Skeksis

[–] libre_warrior@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I dont think it is a slur. To be rich is even to this day associated with good qualities.

in other words, the word rich doesnt reflect reality and we have to weed it out

I think grabber is more suitable, because they grab property away from the commons.

Release the grip!

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

And much like racists using racial slurs to express how much they hate, we use “tax the rich” while hating you

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 7 points 6 days ago

every day someone doesn't suck my trump its racism.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Okay, here's the politically correct version then:

Take a portion of the income and wealth of people of wealth they don't plan on investing in a short period of time (not paid out as wages, etc.).

[–] CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Well he's not wrong, it's definitely hateful. We don't say it because we think it's fair they get billions and we have to scrape by while doing the actual work.

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[–] BillCheddar@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

To quote Tony Soprano: OH, POOR YOU!

[–] jagermo@feddit.org 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Billionaires are people, too. We are leaders in technology, in industry, in finance. Look at history. Do you know who else vilified a tiny minority of financiers and progressive thinkers called the Jews?

Gavin Belson

[–] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 days ago

If billionaires are people too, why don't they act like it? 🤔

[–] turdburglar@piefed.social 5 points 6 days ago

yeet the rich.

[–] DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 days ago

Gee, would've been a shame if that rich snob is taxed and his money is redistributed to the poor and pious.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 5 points 6 days ago

eat the rich

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

The ultra-rich can be very ignorant.

[–] silverneedle@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago

One day the masses will take everything from Steve Roth or his heirs. That is a fact of life and nothing can stop it. You can be sure that it doesn't stop at a little wealth tax.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe 4 points 6 days ago

He's really not going like "Eat The Rich."

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

wealth is not a racial sect.

[–] sportsjorts@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 days ago

Eat the rich. This country is infested with wealthy parasites.

[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Well,

He's a cunt then

[–] Echolynx@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago

irresponsible and dangerous

For whom? The mayor? Isn't that a threat?

[–] DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago

Ken Griffin should be taxed

There's nothing wrong with 'Tax the Rich'. It's no better or worse than the usual phrases 'Eat the Rich', or 'Suffocate the Rich by Stretching Their Scrotum Up Over Their Head'.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 3 points 6 days ago

He’s really not going to like what comes after “tax the rich,” then.

[–] CptHacke@piefed.social 3 points 6 days ago

Vampires suck.

Alright. Normalize both then. And remember that "tax" is a euphemism.

[–] webkitten@piefed.social 2 points 6 days ago

Something something if you're comparing the badness of two words - John Mulaney

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