Steve Roth was responding to the announcement by New York’s mayor of tax on second homes worth more than $5m

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.

  • JailElonMusk@sopuli.xyz
    30·
    2 days ago

    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).