[PissAndVinegar]

"But he says the whole move is a positive sign. After all it's a savings for taxpayers statewide of nearly $600 million a year."

Yea - in sales tax. How much are they going to raise our income taxes now?

I'm glad they at least capped it @ $110. I never thought I'd be complaining about *losing* a tax but sales taxes are the lesser of two evils. Tax me on what I comsume, not how wisely I save, invest and make my money!

[Shomer]

Tax me on what I comsume, not how wisely I save, invest and make my money!

I wonder how the "Fair Tax" advocates will spin this political trend in taxation?

[perfect_rovian_storm]

Joe Bruno says it's all okay because we're being 'given' a property tax 'rebate' of up to $800. I can't wait to get out of this cesspool and get somewhere where things make some damn sense.

[Always Right]

The state plans to drop its share of the sales tax on clothing and shoes under $110 all year long!

Sounds kind of idiotic, why not just drop sales tax on clothing all together. If you want to buy a $200 pair of shoes, I suppose you could buy the left one for $100 then come back in ten minutes and buy the right one. Liberals just can't stand to think that a wealthy people might actually see some tax relief. Just because they pay the biggest chunck of taxes already, why do they deserve relief?

[Taxman]

And the Marxist class warfare continues! This is pure BS!

What part of "equal protection under the law" does NY not understand?

If there is to be a reduction in sales taxes in NY, it should be an across the board reduction!

It is high time We the People began to more effectively marginalize the Marxist class warfare concept -- it is destroying America, as was intended!