- cross-posted to:
- news@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- news@lemmy.world
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

Oh, I think he’ll like this inevitable outcome then.
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.
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To quote Tony Soprano: OH, POOR YOU!
sure fine whatever
here’s another
kill em all
Well,
He’s a cunt then
How about “eat the rich” then, motherfucker? With BBQ sauce.
Is “guillotine” a softer word? We could and should just use that instead. I’m all about catering to the elites’ baby soft thin skin.
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!
And much like racists using racial slurs to express how much they hate, we use “tax the rich” while hating you

Source: https://www.moralambition.org/stories/tax-fairness-explainerAlso, 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.
“Tax the rich” is putting it very nicely.
They’ve dehumanized themselves with their monstrous exploitation.
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
It he prefers “eat the rich”, I won’t object.
Don’t eat shit.
Mulch the rich.
“TAX” is going to be the softest, most palateable verb that will be done to them, the alternatives are a little less polite.
“Oh, would you prefer ‘torture and execute’ then?” Lmao
My favourite phrase, or at least one that’s given me a glimmer of hope for the future is “They will have to invent a new word for what the people are going to do to those responsible.”
Torture And eXecute
… “Torcute”?
Needs an x to sound scary





