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New York faces a very real budget crisis. Hard cuts have to be made. But Cuomo& #39;s insistence & legislature& #39;s acquiescence to cuts targeting health care & education, zero shared sacrifice by the wealthiest, and regressive policy is just the wrong approach. https://gothamist.com/news/cuomo-state-budget-robust-progressives-call-it-republican-austerity-warfare">https://gothamist.com/news/cuom...
Even with some tax increases on millionaires & billionaires, really painful cuts would have been necessary.
But modestly increased taxes on fortunes over $5m or incomes over $1m could have provided funding for emergency food, for health care, for better school technology.
But modestly increased taxes on fortunes over $5m or incomes over $1m could have provided funding for emergency food, for health care, for better school technology.
Rolling back bail reform was wrong before the COVID-19 crisis turned our jails into a humanitarian disaster. Before it turned being arrested for a low-level offense into a possible death sentence.
How could we possibly do it now?
How could we possibly do it now?
Then the budget contains two assaults on democracy.
The governor couldn& #39;t win his attack on the @NYWFP through last year& #39;s unconstitutional commission. So now he sneaks it into the crisis budget.
And then to give him solo power to make additional cuts w/o legislative approval?!
The governor couldn& #39;t win his attack on the @NYWFP through last year& #39;s unconstitutional commission. So now he sneaks it into the crisis budget.
And then to give him solo power to make additional cuts w/o legislative approval?!
Grateful to many allies who stood up strong against this, and voted NO on budget bills, including @Biaggi4NY @SalazarSenate @HarveyforNY @yuhline @zellnor4ny @Bobby4Brooklyn @CatalinaCruzNY @AMDanQuart @CnDelarosa @rontkim @LindaBRosenthal @AssemblyLWalker and more.
We& #39;re going to face very hard decisions in NYC as our budget deadline approaches on June 30th.
And unfortunately (because Albany pre-emption) we don& #39;t have the power to raise taxes on the wealthiest in a spirit of shared sacrifice.
But I really hope we can do better than this.
And unfortunately (because Albany pre-emption) we don& #39;t have the power to raise taxes on the wealthiest in a spirit of shared sacrifice.
But I really hope we can do better than this.
One proposal @NYGovCuomo should still consider, with his new (undemocratic) superpower:
You forged a regional partnership to close bars.
Now, use it close tax loopholes on private equity funds.
It could mean over $1 billion for those most in need. https://www.gothamgazette.com/opinion/9273-save-our-safety-net-continue-regional-coronavirus-approach-taxes-new-york">https://www.gothamgazette.com/opinion/9...
You forged a regional partnership to close bars.
Now, use it close tax loopholes on private equity funds.
It could mean over $1 billion for those most in need. https://www.gothamgazette.com/opinion/9273-save-our-safety-net-continue-regional-coronavirus-approach-taxes-new-york">https://www.gothamgazette.com/opinion/9...
