In a hair-raising turn of events, Donald Trump's request for a tax break from the DC government was turned down.
Not only does Trump no want to hear about any tax increases of any kind, he wants to bring about actual decreases. Of course, given the minority population in DC, I don't guess Trump much cares if there's less revenue for services for residents. I mean, it is a Democratic town. Why should he care as long as he can make a buck off them?
Gray spokesman Pedro Ribeiro said it would be unfair to offer a tax break to the Trumps when they were awarded the project through a competitive bidding process.
“It was never part of the bid proposal that the project would not be subject to the tax,” he said.
His audacity in requesting this after the conclusion of the bidding process just makes me want to pull my hair out.
WaPo article