Comments on: Here And Now http://capitaltonightny.ynn.com/2011/03/here-and-now-229/ NY's only statewide political program Fri, 24 May 2013 01:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: gecannonphd http://capitaltonightny.ynn.com/2011/03/here-and-now-229/comment-page-1/#comment-21913 gecannonphd Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:55:00 +0000 http://capitaltonightny.ynn.com/?p=31226#comment-21913 (The battle over New York’s budget went into high gear Wednesday as a protest against cuts and the end of a “millionaires’ tax” blockaded an entrance to the Capitol for almost an hour. Seventeen demonstrators were arrested and hauled off in a State Police van Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Capitol-protest-ends-in-arrests-1038202.php#ixzz1FY9c4qbj) ***** I share the goal of the protesters, but do not favor their tactics. The millionaires’ surtax should be extended. It will bring in about a $1 billion in the new budget, and $4-5 billion in FY 2012. The Governor and the Senate GOP oppose extension, and it likely will not happen. It does have majority support in the Assembly Dem. caucus. The argument that it will cost jobs has no merit. What does have merit is that NY state is the most unequal state in income and wealth distribution. ( http://www.cwfny.org/wordpress/files/2011/02/Empire-State-of-Inequaltiy (The battle over New York’s budget went into high gear Wednesday as a protest against cuts and the end of a “millionaires’ tax” blockaded an entrance to the Capitol for almost an hour. Seventeen demonstrators were arrested and hauled off in a State Police van

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I share the goal of the protesters, but do not favor their tactics.
The millionaires’ surtax should be extended. It will bring in about a $1 billion in the new budget, and $4-5 billion in FY 2012.

The Governor and the Senate GOP oppose extension, and it likely will not happen. It does have majority support in the Assembly Dem. caucus.

The argument that it will cost jobs has no merit.

What does have merit is that NY state is the most unequal state in income and wealth distribution. ( http://www.cwfny.org/wordpress/files/2011/02/Empire-State-of-Inequaltiy

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