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Andrew Cuomo has taken advantage of the COVID-19 crisis to seize total control of the state budget and force through drastic cuts to the social safety net right when we need it most. New Yorkers’ safety and well-being is not his priority - but I’m glad you like his PowerPoints.
For those asking for some context, I'll point you here: https://www.nybudgetjustice.com/faqs-2 .
This was the state of play *before* the COVID-19 crisis made all of these problems more urgent. There has been plenty of good reporting on what Cuomo has done with the budget since - get googling.
This was the state of play *before* the COVID-19 crisis made all of these problems more urgent. There has been plenty of good reporting on what Cuomo has done with the budget since - get googling.
And here is the latest round of cuts he announced yesterday. All completely avoidable, if he cared more about regular folks than he did his wealthy donors. https://twitter.com/NickReisman/status/1254148594145386498?s=20
And here you can find a wealth of detailed info about all the major revenue raising bills with broad popular support that Cuomo is refusing to enact. https://makebillionairespay.info/14-ways-to-tax-the-rich
