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Offline Libertas

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NYC Insanity
« on: October 17, 2014, 07:05:51 AM »
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-10-16/meet-proposed-tax-could-crush-high-end-nyc-real-estate

Frankly, the more stupid ideas NYC can do the better, the quicker they go Detroit and die the less I have to hear about them...

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Offline AlanS

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Re: NYC Insanity
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2014, 08:11:04 AM »
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“It targets very wealthy non-New Yorkers who enjoy our services, don’t pay city income tax and pay very little property tax, particularly in buildings that got subsidies,”

This pisses me off to no end. Butchering the English language to suit their friggin' needs. It's NOT a damn subsidy. It's tax breaks. ::pullhair::
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Offline ToddF

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Re: NYC Insanity
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2014, 10:17:03 AM »
Go for it.  A banana republic people deserve the crash that would happen when you implement an ADDITIONAL tax on property of 4% per year. 


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Re: NYC Insanity
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2014, 10:27:18 AM »
Enjoying services like efficient snow removal, and infrastructure restoration when a hurricane impacts Staten Island (actually screw them, they're the most Republican of all the NYC boroughs).
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