[Jameison]

"I know enough about it to stay the hell away from New York City real estate. "

Which is not necessarily a bad thing..for New York real estate.

"Fine. Then let's go down the list of all those "capitalistic" features of New York City's economy. In NYC, you've got the following . . .

"1. Sales and Use Tax (8.375%)
2. Personal Income Tax (rate varies from 2.907% to 3.648%)...et al"

None of which equals Marxism.
You could try reading Karl Marx's "Das Kapital" for starters.

[Alberta's Child]

Which is not necessarily a bad thing..for New York real estate.

More important . . . It's a very GOOD thing. For ME.

None of which equals Marxism.You could try reading Karl Marx's "Das Kapital" for starters.

Do you think it's just a coincidence that New York City's employment situation has been lagging behind the nation for about the last 50 years? This place has one of the worst business climates in North America.