I agree with the Mayor on one thing.  The derivation of the 8% growth rate in the TAT is nonsense.  No economist would ever use that method for predicting future growth.  Plus, hotel rates and hotel nights-per-stay are not going up 8% a year and the shift is toward more accommodations that escape TAT revenue.  Then there is the negative impact that the additional 1% will have.  More fiction from our political class.