"In fact, Cuomo didn’t just rule out tax increases, he actually called for tax cuts. Already he has pushed through the state senate a bill establishing one of the nation’s strongest caps on property taxes."
A linked quote would have been nice, but he can only propose. Albany will dispose.
A tax cap is not a tax cut. It is a guaranteed tax increase. I sent this message to the media yesterday because Carls old campaign manager sent out a letter of support for Cuomo.
The NY Times got feedback from two TEA Party groups, how do the rest of the 106 groups feel? That is my question. When this idea was floated by a group yesterday in Oneonta most were instantly against it. Why? Because a 2% tax cap is still a tax increase. Is it a step in the right direction? That is debatable. In my opinion it is no where near enough but each and every group has to craft their own opinion, I speak for no one but myself.
I am against any tax increase, fee increase or any increase in spending whatsoever. New York is in desperate times and it is time for the legislature to understand that it is of their doing and no one elses. It is time for our legislators and Governor Cuomo to bite the bullet and restructure this budget process that we know is broken to the core.
We need power and the ability to make decisions here at the local level. Albany has a way of blaming the local governments and locals blame Albany. We all know in fact that the root of our fiscal problems start and end in Albany. We need mandate relief, no longer can county governments afford the excessive spending mandated by Albany. Without mandate relief, Albany will continue to dump their increase spending on to us, the local taxpayers. Tip O’Neil said it right, all politics are local. Problem is our local assembly and senate members do not listen once back in the halls of the legislature in Albany.
Local power/Local Control.
Mandate relief, give the county governments the same ability that Albany has with the Federal government IE Medicaid. The Feds do not dictate what the states have to offer in Medicaid, why should Albany dictate to the counties? Counties need to have the ability to pick and choose according to the fiscal restraints and needs of each. Counties need the ability to opt out of optional programs.
Albany doesn’t have the political will for changes - counties do. And, for every one dollar saved by the county, the state saves two dollars and the feds save three dollars!!
Rus Thompson