Monthly Archives: February 2011

3. 2. 1. DONE! It only took 3 months for Bob Duffy to completely and totally sell out Rochester to the political circus in Albany. WXXI’s Karen Dewitt reports that Duffy “told the joint legislative fiscal committees that schools, along … Continue reading →

How many times do we have to pore over the experiment in New Jersey to prove that the rich are bluffing when they say they will take their football and go to Florida where the taxes are lower?! If I … Continue reading →

How would you solve the budget deficit? Would you cut programs for urban youth? Would cut education? Would fire state workers? A new University of Maryland study reveals that Americans would raise taxes on income above $100,000 and they would … Continue reading →

Well, the results are in. A long forgotten study in Canada shows that when you provide a guaranteed annual income people don’t slide into dissolution, profligacy and debauchery. Looks like everybody does better when everybody does better. From the article: … Continue reading →

The D&C reported on some Center for American Progress (CAP) research. CAP is known for progressive type leanings but let’s be clear that it has released reports on how to fight better in Afghanistan and they played a central role … Continue reading →

Albany doesn’t have to cut our aid. We don’t have to lay off my child’s teacher or hand out pink slips to police and firefighters. The money is there. It’s just the political will that is missing. Do you earn … Continue reading →

Cuomo’s on a roll. First, in his state of the union he called health care and education “special interests” and now he’s talking about massive cuts during a recession, when families are being hit hardest. Governor Cuomo should check his … Continue reading →

In today’s D&C: “Acting Mayor Carlos Carballada said the budget proposal takes the state in a positive direction by ending automatic yearly spending increases…” Those “automatic spending increases” that Carballada is referring to are formulas that calculate how many low … Continue reading →