$4.3 Million Homes in California

Amazing how those who hate articles on expensive houses come to the NYT to read articles about expensive houses . . . and then complain about it. Maybe if y'all would stop reading these articles the NYT would stop publishing them. But health crisis or no, a lot of people like to escape to a little house porn.

Horf. (And I'm a Californian.)

Apropos of not much, I find it interesting, the distinction in how to say CARMEL depending on geography. In north central coastal CA, the town is CarMEL. Here in San Diego County, the inland suburb of the same name is called “CARmul”.

You're right, NYT, America desperately needs a serious wealth tax and the elimination of all tax loopholes. Ostentatious displays of wealth like this are really disgusting when most people are just trying to keep their heads above water. Vote progressive and put an end to this appalling displays of wealth!

Why is the Times telling us about multi-million dollar homes in California? There has been a series of these for some time now. Does the Times editorial staff think most of us readers have any real interest in this and have the means to be other than voyeurs from the other than 1% on the outside looking in? It just seems ill advised. The same goes with the multi-million dollar penthouses advertised in the Sunday Magazine. In these days when many of your readers are fearful of being able to pay for their rent and basic food these features strike me as obscene.

This article, on which you expended resources to prepare and ready it for publication, in a time of national crisis and a growing national dialogue on economic injustice and income equality, is very disturbing. Your editorial staff has become very out of touch with the reality of most Americans. Realtors marketing to the 1% do not need the New York Times to be their marketing arm. I hope you take responsibility for this and explain how this happened to your subscribers, because many of them, like me, did not sign up for this.

So ... $4.3 million buys you gold wallpaper. On the ceiling .... Tacky houses and a tasteless article.

I encourage you to do a slideshow revealing what $500 a month buys you on the southside of Chicago sometime soon. We get it ... the rich live like royalty. Please use your power as journalists to highlight the inequality we face. Jacob Riis is rolling over in his grave.

My heart goes out to the 1% who are truly suffering during this difficult period. Despite a generous income tax cut for them I fear they may need and deserve some property tax relief.

If you've got that much money to spend move to Ensenada (about an hour south of San Diego) and build a better house for 20% of the cost, right on the ocean, and retire in luxury. $50,000 a year in taxes? Absurd.

I'm sorry, but at a time when tens of thousands of people all over this country are wondering when they'll see another paycheck because their place of employment has shut down because of COVID-19, it seems pretty out of touch to highlight what 4.3 million in California real estate looks like. Exhibit A of what's wrong in America.