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2026-02-19 Home Front: Politix

Kevin O'Leary Blasts CNN Panel Over Mamdani's Tax Hike: 'You're All Nuts'

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Posted by Besoeker 2026-02-19 00:43|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1789 views ] Top
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1 It’s almost like he wants to clear the city for his peeps to move in.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-02-19 05:31|| 2026-02-19 05:31|| Front Page Top

2 It's never about cutting cost and spending, and never never about rooting out graft and corruption (eg MN).

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-02-19 06:29|| 2026-02-19 06:29|| Front Page Top

3 The problem is that, if you own property in New York, you're likely to have a tough time selling it for what it was worth before Mamdani. Who wants to buy property in a city where the mayor believes that you should not be allowed to own property?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-02-19 11:42|| 2026-02-19 11:42|| Front Page Top

4 if you own property in New York,

The ugly answer is to mortgage it to the hilt and move to Florida. The owner maximizes whatever profit can be got at this late date, the bank is stuck trying to sell in a few years when they get around to foreclosing, and New York (city and state) can argue with the governor of Florida whether New York can go after the absentee landlord.

The tenants are screwed, of course, but that was guaranteed the moment the vote count was announced last November.

Alternatively, go condo, sell to the tenants at a startlingly low price to at least get some cash out, and let them take out the mortgages. Either way, it’s definitely Greater Fool time for those willing to cut their losses rather than try to fight The Man.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-02-19 15:04|| 2026-02-19 15:04|| Front Page Top

5 as of 1 Feb 2026 office real estate was recovering pretty well from a sell off in 2025

of course that was before the new prop tax hike

Posted by Lord Garth 2026-02-19 15:04|| 2026-02-19 15:04|| Front Page Top

6 Former NYPD chief calls police cuts 'recipe for disaster' as Mamdani threatens tax hikes

Posted by Skidmark 2026-02-19 16:10|| 2026-02-19 16:10|| Front Page Top

7 The Cyclone

Sez Patrick to Michael,
"Begorrah, from Brooklyn to Baikal,
All over the world,
First they feasted, then hurled."
"Sure, it's almost as if there's a cycle!"

Sorry, Lake.

Posted by Chaick Pheper2574 2026-02-19 16:23|| 2026-02-19 16:23|| Front Page Top

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