Well-said. Maybe instead of “pro-business” he should have said “pro-eco-swindlers, government contract fraudsters, and crooked bankers.”
Exactly. I don’t know who, precisely, has the easy ride in New York, but it’s not Tranh wanted to open a tailor shop, Jerzy hoping to do some plumbing, Jasmine wanting to braid hair and paint nails, or anyone hoping to rent out an ordinary apartment at a profit.
My mom refused to do tax returns if the customer had any business in New York, because she didn’t have time to take the courses that would give her a chance of being in compliance at the state, county, township, city, borough, and block level - and she was a specialist in multi-state returns.