or Powell's or me• • •
"Mike and Jon, Jon and Mike—I've known them both for years, and, clearly, one of them is very funny. As for the other: truly one of the great hangers-on of our time."—Steve Bodow, head writer, The Daily Show
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"Who can really judge what's funny? If humor is a subjective medium, then can there be something that is really and truly hilarious? Me. This book."—Daniel Handler, author, Adverbs, and personal representative of Lemony Snicket
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"The good news: I thought Our Kampf was consistently hilarious. The bad news: I’m the guy who wrote Monkeybone."—Sam Hamm, screenwriter, Batman, Batman Returns, and Homecoming
December 06, 2011
Taxes (and Pepper Spray) Are for the Little People
The New York Daily News reported yesterday that Brookfield Properties—apparently taking its cue from Leona Helmsley—owes New York City $139,000 in back taxes. Brookfield is the owner of Zuccotti Park, site of the original Occupy Wall Street encampment, and one of the main forces behind its eviction on November 15th.
Just for comparison's sake, $139,000 is four times the annual starting salary for a NYPD officer.
In any case, skipping out on your taxes is clearly very lucrative: Diana L. Taylor, Mayor Mike Bloomberg's girlfriend, was paid $109,954 in 2009 by Brookfield for several days work on its Board of Directors. (See Brookfield's 2010 Management Proxy Circular (PDF), p. 27. According to p. 13 of the circular, Taylor attended nine meetings in 2009, some which may have been on the same days.)
I gotta get me one of those cushy gigs. Brookfield consultant, Bloomberg galpal. So long as it pays well.
Posted by: darrelplant at December 6, 2011 01:04 PMThese are busy people, their time is actually worth something, well, actually quite a lot. They are not like you and me when they work an hour they actually accomplish something non-quantifiable, that's what makes it worth so much. Try it sometime being stoned would probably help. Not for the faint of heart.
Posted by: knowdoubt at December 7, 2011 05:41 AM
