Good for her to stick it to the people of LA.
The elites want to virtue signal for socialism? Fine. Let them put their money where their mouths are.
I read the whole article and I must have missed how much she is donating of her public salary to the homeless.
Somehow it reminds me of (during Covid) Newsom that told all California’s to keep distance while he dined with a group..
Lots of the homeless prefer to live on the streets. They don’t want housing.
If I was wealthy and lived in L.A. I would get the hell out while I could. Even take a hit on the house, it’s only going to get worse. Texas, maybe Florida. Mayor Bass stay in L.A., please.
“a 4 percent tax on property sales for homes and commercial properties above $5 million and a 5.5 percent levy on properties above $10 million. It fell far short of a promise to generate hundreds of millions to house homeless residents.z”
trying to soak the rich ALWAYS falls far short of the “promised gazillions” ... and ALWAYS has negative unintended economic consequences for everyone else ...
Call it what it is...an illegal immigration tax.
And, how will they pay the taxes? Utilities? Food? This is nothing but a feeeeel good idea that will do nothing for the homeless except get them evicted down the road.
...and since you pretty much have to be rich to live in LA, that means everyone needs to pay.
Better than us paying it
“And now we must prevail on the humanity and generosity of the private sector.”
…upon jail time, fines, or confiscation of property.
A faithful implementation of virtue signaling would require the refusal of ALL state and federal money for any reason, and funding all local spending through local taxes.
Did L.A. run out of five star hotels to take over?.....................
Do it.
They voted for it.
Mayor Bass is as qualified as the mayor of New York same gig money and know many who will offer it.