[pnh102]

Perhaps Gov. Paterson should be trying to invite Rush back. :)

[Old North State]

Across the board, 10 percent staff reduction, ten percent pay cut for the remaining workers - no exceptions.
Budget in balance?
No. Repeat as above.

[RobbyS]

How many people on long Island are saying: whyshould I pay taxes just to pay pensions for the retired civil servant next door, who gets a bugger check each month than I do from my boss, after all the stuff is taken out. And his boss is thinking: Now Texas has no income tax and low commercial rents right now, right?

[BooBoo1000]

Yes I think a gigantic tax increase, one that would cover all of their shortfalls and provide for a rainy day account would be fine for New York. In the area of 50% seems fair

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[SaraJohnson]

All the beady eyed individual must do is tax the rich more and revise the rich to be anyone who has a job as Democrats “progressed” to do in the past! What’s the problem here?! The State is so lovely and good, no cost is too much!/s/