President Donald Trump said on Aug. 11 that he is exploring whether the federal government has a legal right to stop New York City’s tax on luxury second homes pushed by its mayor and passed by the state legislature.
In a post on social media, Trump said the tax “is costing New York City and State a fortune in that the money, eventually to be gotten, is very little compared to the TAXES PAID by the tens of thousands of people who are fleeing the City, never to return.”
Calling the tax a dangerous political “experiment,” Trump said it “will destroy” what was once a great city and state, and is “pure Amateur Hour.”…
Trump Looking to Halt New York City’s Pied-à-Terre Tax
