This is not business.....THIS is what is wrong with this nation!
Second, please show me where in the constitution is it written that the government should own, develop and finance golf courses?
YOUR admiration for this is another part of the problem.
Earth to Erik....Business IS the engine of this country.
How is this NOT business? Businesses across the country are given very nice tax abatements, from cities all across the country, as an incentive to bring their companies there.
Folks who are complaining about this deal - which was a great deal for NYC - are reminding me of the Occupoopers/lefties, who complain about The Man being too wealthy and holding down the workers. What they’re not realizing is the benefit to EVERYONE when jobs are produced and the local economy benefits.
As far as I know the government does not now own it. Trump does. As a former landfill area he has made a world class gulf course out it. Property values in the whole area have increased. The gulf course is open to the public. You are a tough cookie if you blame Trump for any of your grievances.
What happened is that Trump bailed out the local government and made it profitable to both parties involved.
My city owns a golf course and has ever since I moved here in 1966. People who do not want to belong to a country club or can not afford a country club uses it. It is kept up by the city. Before one of my friends moved out of town, she played there 3 times a week.