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Zohran Mamdani’s Proposal For A Millionaire Tax (www.fascinatingworld.org)
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[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I know this is a first-world problem, but I do bristle at the (current) NYC "Mansion Tax" maybe just because of its name. It defines a "mansion" as a home that sells for $1M+. My 1BR apartment cost about that much lol, how's that a "mansion"?

[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Real estate is a scam where the numbers are made up.

[–] Mclemons@programming.dev 6 points 5 months ago

Money is a social contract we collectively hallucinate so yes all monetary values are imaginary