tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3791657215359695085..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: A 1987 Donald Trump Interview With Phil Donahue About New York City Rent ContolRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-52384636178517414942018-07-29T11:49:33.285-04:002018-07-29T11:49:33.285-04:00Don the Con says he just wants the same tax abatem...Don the Con says he just wants the same tax abatement's as his competitors. But the fact is his first big real-estate deal (for what became the Grand Hyatt) required a 40 year tax abatement. Till this day it’s the longest tax abetment ever. To pull it off, the state purchased the land beneath the hotel and leased it back for $1 a year. His dad was a huge contributor to the Mayor and Governor.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18259730262288807964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-37305008327661519772018-07-28T07:14:43.626-04:002018-07-28T07:14:43.626-04:00I am not a knee-jerk Trump supporter, but I do thi...I am not a knee-jerk Trump supporter, but I do think he comes off as very intelligent, and is nearly 100% spot-on about rent control: It IS a stupid policy. He's only wrong in saying it's needed in a few cases, and in not flat-out saying it should be abolished everywhere for everyone. <br />Phil Donahue, as usual, comes across as the smug, condescending ass-hole. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236071066075535008noreply@blogger.com