NYC’s Second Home Tax Picks Up Steam & Is LIV Golf About to Collapse?
Summary
Neil Freiman and Toby Howell discuss Yale’s report blaming elite universities for declining public trust due to high costs and opaque admissions. They analyze New York’s proposed tax on wealthy out-of-towners’ second homes to address the city’s budget shortfall. The hosts also cover the stock market’s rally despite geopolitical tensions, the potential end of Saudi funding for LIV Golf, and entertainment news including Top Gun 3 and a viral pilot audio clip.
Topics discussed
Vanguard Investor Choice ad
NYC nightlife shifting to intellectual activities
Sponsors: On Investing and State Farm
NYC proposes tax on wealthy second homes
Yale report on declining trust in higher ed
Stock of the Week: Market rally and AI boom
Sponsors: StreetEasy, Perfect Bistro, San Pellegrino
Dog of the Week: Saudi PIF pulling back from Liv Golf
Netflix earnings and Reed Hastings stepping down
Top Gun 3, Spaceballs reboot, and Dune 3 vs Avengers
Pilots meowing on air traffic control audio
Outro, trivia night promo, and Vanta ad
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