I’m surprised how quickly these theatrics have taken a policy most New Yorkers agree with and cast it in a properly negative light, to the point that passage may now be getting jeopardized.
If someone built an ETL data pipeline and made it public, would the same complaints apply? Or is it simply negative press against a policy unpopular with the wealthy? I believe the latter.
Wealthy NYC real estate owners weren’t doxxed, their public information is just more easily accessible. Their privilege has been challenged, which they do not like. Same reason Bill Ackman spent more on trying to defeat Mamdani then he would pay in increased taxes: it's about control and power.
I’m surprised how quickly these theatrics have taken a policy most New Yorkers agree with and cast it in a properly negative light, to the point that passage may now be getting jeopardized.
completing the sentence from the article:
> but it's not often so neatly packaged.
If someone built an ETL data pipeline and made it public, would the same complaints apply? Or is it simply negative press against a policy unpopular with the wealthy? I believe the latter.
Wealthy NYC real estate owners weren’t doxxed, their public information is just more easily accessible. Their privilege has been challenged, which they do not like. Same reason Bill Ackman spent more on trying to defeat Mamdani then he would pay in increased taxes: it's about control and power.
I'm confused how a mayor actually has the power to do these types of taxes.