February 10, 2019
Looking to Tax You More: Cuomo
Seeks to Tax Internet Sales
Due to a recent US Supreme Court case
which held that states can now collect sales tax on internet
sales, Governor Cuomo is seeking to impose sales taxes on New
York residents for all internet sales. This comes on top of all
of the fee hikes and taxes hikes already contained in his
proposed budget.
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February 4, 2019
Cuomo Announces Budget Short Fall, Looks to Roll Back Tax Cut for Middle Class
Instead of understanding why New York has a budget short fall in the pending budget for 2019, the Governor is trying to blame the Tax Reform law. When New Yorkers identified a benefit to prepay property taxes early in order to get the full benefit of the 2017 SALT deduction before it was capped at $10,000 in 2018, many took advantage. As a result, NY tax revenues surged. Now that there is a drop in the tax revenue, why is the Governor taken by surprise? Coupled together with the excess taxation and spending imposed by his own administration, he needs to look no further than his own mirror. Instead of taking it out on the middle class, maybe he could cut the $27 million allocated to give illegal aliens free education as well as other wasteful spending. After all, that is the least he can do.
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April 5, 2013
More Albany Priorities
New York State legislators approve a $420 million dollar film tax credit for Hollywood and the Tonight Show but took no action on a cancer tax credit for those who are afflicted with cancer. One Senator's office explained that they need to find a way to pay for the latter. Apparently they had no problem giving your money to Hollywood. E.J. McMahon of the Empire Center questioned the economic benefit,
"They produce no lasting economic benefit. The most these movies provide in out of the way places like Rochester and Albany is a few days of temporary business for caterers and the like while tying up the streets.”
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April 2, 2013
Albany Strikes Again
At a time when families are struggling to make ends meet and find a way to pay for their child's college education, New York legislators are getting ready to help. The problem is who they want to help. Instead of using common sense, Assembly Leader Shelly Silver and his Democrat majority are pushing a bill, "The Dream Act" that would make state financial aid available to illegal aliens. So instead of making it easier for the middle class to compete for scarce state financial aid, taxpayers must share their hard earned money with those who pay nothing and who by their very nature refuse to live by the rules.
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March 5, 2013
Told you so!
New York State deep in the red
New York Comptroller Thomas Di Napoli revealed that New York Public authorities which now number 1169 have accumulated almost $250 billion in public debt. That does not include the state debt of $63.9 billion. The NY Post reported this past January that New York has the highest debt out of the fifty states and twice the national average. The NCCA has written several articles on this issue and has urged our elected officials to act. Instead of acting, the state increased the number of public authorities by 160 and increased the off balance sheet debt.
His report can be viewed here.
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Albany Wins Again The politics of Reform April 24, 2012 |
Step Two
Bringing fiscal sanity to Albany May 17, 2011 |
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A State of Anarchy New York must cut spending, cut taxes November 11, 2010 |
Taxpayers Look
for Relief Are there any answers? May 12, 2008 |
December 15, 2012
Up in Smoke
Senator calls for national legalization of Marijuana
Senator Leahy who is the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has called for the legalization of up to one ounce of Marijuana and will hold a hearing in January. This comes after the President comments that he would not make enforcement an a priority in the two states which recently legalized the use of the drug. Click here for the story.
Cuomo; Legalizing Pot is doing the People's business
Governor Cuomo outlined his priorities for the coming year by including the decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana. He described the initiative as doing "the People's business" and that he will fight against those in the legislature who oppose his efforts. Click here for the story.
October 1, 2012
More stimulus: Governor to give felons free healthcare
In a bizarre move, Governor Cuomo's Department of Health is moving forward on an initiative to sign up thousands of convicted felons for Medicaid, the state run medical plan. While tens of thousands of middle class families struggle under the tremendous tax burden of the vampire state, the Governor is focused on furthering a narrow ideological agenda. This initiative is no different then his decision to eliminate the finger imaging requirement for food stamp recipients that reduced fraud. New York has a spending problem not a revenue problem. How does this policy help the middle class?
Tell Governor Cuomo to stop wasting your money and reduce taxes
Call him at (518) 474-8390
August 27, 2012
Judge does what Governor and legislature didn't do; cut taxes
Late last week, Nassau County Supreme Court Judge Bruce Cousins ruled that the much hated MTA payroll tax was unconstitutional. The judge found that the law required a home rule message from the affected counties or a message of necessity which requires a two thirds vote of the legislature. The law which was upheld by three other courts now moves to the appellate court. The Mangano administration hailed the ruling as a victory for taxpayers. The state vowed to appeal. While the Governor and the legislature passed legislation earlier this year that slightly reduced the amount of the tax, the $1.8 billion tax remains like a weight around the neck of taxpayers as it effects the cost of vehicle registrations, the cost to rent a car and the cost to do business in the state due to the payroll tax.
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January 10, 2012
Governor gives second State of the Union address, nothing new
The Governor declared, "I believe this state is at a crossroads, what we do today will determine the course of this state for decades to come." In his first year, he did what was expected, he passed a budget on time, made some cuts, enacted a wage freeze but did nothing to address the structural fiscal crisis facing the state for the next decade. What he did talk about was spending more money on education, Medicaid and on public projects. Where is his consolidation plan for State government? The number one problem is government spending. Again the Governor is ignoring the problem. With a failed leadership in the Assembly and the Senate, it's nothing new. It's Albany.
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October 25, 2011
Total State Debt =
$4 Trillion
The total debt for fifty states including their pension liabilities is more then $4.2 trillion. California which has the largest population in the United States is number one, New York comes in second with $305 billion in debt. While Governor Cuomo has made headlines by passing a timely state budget, he has done nothing to eliminate off balance sheet transactions or what we call Public Authorities.
| Click here for the report. | Click here for New York's Debt total |
May 17, 2011
Bringing fiscal sanity to Albany
March 9, 2011
Governor Cuomo Accepts Recommendations from the Medicaid Redesign Team
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today accepted a report from the Medicaid Redesign Team which meets the Governor's Medicaid spending target contained in his 2011-2012 budget by introducing a global cap on State Medicaid expenditures of $15.109 billion. The report included 79 recommendations to redesign and restructure the Medicaid program to be more efficient and get better results for patients.
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March 8, 2011
Public employees versus taxpayers
February 15, 2011
Governor Cuomo embraces Tea Party Agenda
During an appearance with Fred Dicker's Talk 1300 AM Radio Show, Governor Cuomo sounded more like a spokesman for the Tea party, “There is a difference between supporting the bureaucracy of education and funding and enhancing performance for the students — they’re not always synonymous,” Cuomo said. ” … If you give more money to the education system, that’s better for the students. Really? Or is it better for the bureaucracy of education? … How many times have your heard about additional performance measures, graduation rates, student achievement rates? You’re not hearing that — you’re hearing pension benefits, health care benefits, wage increases, step increases.” Click here for the rest of the story.
September 29, 2010
Gov candidate Andrew Cuomo goes negative on NY Tea party
"There's no place in New York for Tea Party politics...." Click here to read more
October 28, 2010
NY
Accounts for 29% of all State Tax Hikes in the U.S. Since
2009
From NY Fiscal Watch;
"New York’s per-capita state tax hikes over the past two years will
come to $414 per capita far more than any state including California,
which has raised taxes by $312 per capita,
according to this estimate.
In fact, New York alone accounts for
fully 29 percent of all the state tax
increases proposed and enacted since 2009. This may qualify New
York politicians for yet another dubious achievement award."
Albany declares war on Taxpayers
