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NYC real estate titan compares ‘tax the rich’ slogan to ‘disgusting racial slurs’ amid Mamdani clash

A New York City real estate investor is intensifying tensions with City Hall, likening the phrase "tax the rich" to "disgusting racial slurs" as a widening rift emerges between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and some of the city’s most powerful business leaders.Steven Roth, chairman and CEO of Vornado Realty Trust, made the remarks during the company’s earnings call on Tuesday, arguing that rhetoric targeting high earners unfairly portrays them as "evil" despite their economic contributions."I must say that I consider the phrase ‘tax the rich,’ when spit out with anger and contempt by politicians both h...