tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381332447092383232.post706634149692662339..comments2023-11-02T10:00:07.112-04:00Comments on Reeher Window: Four Thoughts on Andrew Cuomo's Budget SpeechGrant Reeherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726562998867777963noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381332447092383232.post-31841920264834696322011-03-23T20:07:27.489-04:002011-03-23T20:07:27.489-04:00Grant,
Apparently, Andrew is trying to butter both...Grant,<br />Apparently, Andrew is trying to butter both sides of his toast. He is appealing to the cut spending crowd, knowing that local school boards do not have the stomach or the will to reduce employee benefit entitlements, or to disappoint parents' heartfelt pleas for more education bells and whistles. The only alternative is to continue to raise property taxes, thus increasing spending by local taxpayers. <br />The "millionaires tax" is a non starter because we are all caught in a vise by the super wealthy. They play their risky games on our dime, and when they fail, it is the rest of us that have to bail them out. When they are back on their feet and doing well, do you see any effort on their part to help out? Not a chance, in fact their position is to threaten to leave the state, if we would have the gall to ask higher taxes to help weather the economic disaster that they wrought. I realize that all wealthy people are not directly connected to Wall St., but the wealthiest are. Until we all wise up, we are really need to rename Main St. It's more like Chump St.<br />BobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com