ED @strongforall. Fighting Wall Street greed @popdemoc @GoHedgeClippers. Dad, public-interest attorney, organizer, advisor to leading labor & community groups.
Mar 28, 2019 • 12 tweets • 8 min read
Right now, rank & file lawmakers are asking leaders for $$$ for public schools, homeless housing, human services COLAs & crucial disability services.
"There's no money" say the leaders and/or Cuomo.
Here's a thread on the ULTRAMILLIONAIRES TAX to raise money & fight inequality.
The top 1% got the vast majority of income & wealth gains over the last decade. Corporate profits & investments grew far faster than wages.
The Trump tax plan gave NY millionaires & billionaires big tax cuts — while actually raising federal taxes on middle-class households.
Mar 6, 2019 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Here’s the details on the NEW YORK CITY PIED-À-TERRE TAX
Right now over 75,000 apartments in New York City are owned by individuals who don’t live there full time – including the apartment recently purchased by Chicago hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin for $238 million. 1/
That’s the highest price ever paid for a house or apartment in the United States.
Senator @bradhoylman and Assembly Member @Deborah sponsor legislation (S. 44/A. 4540) to create a sliding tax surcharge on luxury condos and apartments.
