Economics should always be paramount over tax considerations. Don't let the tax tail wag the investment dog.

If you look at it in terms of pure economics their investment in Australia must be under question.

We can do this under the economics of our business that makes sense and get a return on our investment. And we don't need to burden the taxpayers of the city of New York or the state of New York with that request, and we're not going to.

We made a significant investment. The character of the area is residential, and we want to keep it that way.

We all shared a belief in market-based economics — though we had somewhat different views as to the appropriate role of government in our society — and felt that what happened abroad could greatly affect our own economic well being,

Mathematics has given economics rigor, but alas, also mortis