IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS…
NYS taxpayers are not the only ones missing the buck. Our legislators paychecks are being withheld until some decisions are made. The budget maybe?
How Generous. How Convenient.
NYS legislators are talking about “property tax relief”… but don’t be fooled. Their idea of relief is hiding more than a billion dollars in new taxes/fees and issuing you a check right before you head to the polls, so they get re-elected! Judgment Day is coming…
Pay Now or “Bill” Me Later…
During crunch time, we put our hopes in the leader to pull out a win – the best athlete on the team, the quickest mind in the office, the most determined member of the family.
Well it’s crunch time for the New York state budget, but unfortunately, we’re not seeing any hero emerging to resolve this [...]
Ruh Roh Raggy!
News is that a budget is about to pass… unfortunately it’s not the budget we need in NYS. Take action against new spending and fees!
Can You Hear Us Now?
Can you hear us now Albany? This is the message that Unshackle Upstate and like-minded business coalitions are bringing to members of the Legislature as they head into the final weeks of session. Unshackle Upstate and its coalition partners will demand from Albany, a budget that reigns in spending, reduces taxes and moves New York [...]
Smoke and Mirrors vs. Real Solutions
The Governor introduced a program bill that would both cap state spending and put in a property tax cap. That sounds like a great idea, but there are two flaws. The first: the Governor has proposed a cap on current spending, which we would argue is already far too high. That’s why we proposed that state spending be reduced to $109B by 2015. The second issue is that his property tax cap is based at 4% or 120% of the consumer price index (CPI). While 4% is predictable, it is, like the state spending cap, simply too high. We cannot continue to keep spending and taxes high.