New York Unions Ready to Fight for Higher Taxes
December 28th 2010 · 0 Comments
Get ready to fight
Opposition to tax cap shows Cuomo will need public support
News Editorial Board | BuffaloNews.com
December 28, 2010
When Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and the heads of New York State United Teachers, 1199 SEIU and the Civil Service Employees Association come out against a tax cap, youve got to consider the possibility that the cap is a good idea.
Gov.-elect Andrew M. Cuomo hasnt even taken office yet, but these three unions have issued a blistering attack against Cuomos effort to limit local property tax increases to 2 percent annually. Silver, speaking more cautiously, says he supports the concept of a cap, but worries that it will deprive schools of money — a little like worrying that eating less will deprive a dieter of pounds.
Just about everyone in the state wants a tax cap, but of course Silver and the unions have their own vested interests that do not take into consideration what just about everyone in the state wants.
Cuomo isnt talking about rolling property taxes back or even holding them even. He is committed to no tax increases elsewhere, but here he is allowing a 2 percent increase. But that isnt good enough for the people who want to put more of their friends on the state payroll, regardless of need or cost.
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Tags: Andrew Cuomo, CSEA, SEIU
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