Posted on 06/07/2024 5:57:18 PM PDT by Libloather
Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing a New York City tax hike to replace the $15 congestion pricing tolls she indefinitely postponed — a last-minute funding Hail Mary that drew fierce opposition Thursday.
Lawmakers and business groups slammed the prospect of a tax increase, especially after Hochul scuttled congestion pricing Wednesday because it would “break the budget” for the working class.
“Proposing another tax is an insulting joke that will only exacerbate the affordability crisis that Gov. Hochul pointed to as her reason for killing congestion pricing,” Assemblyman Matt Slater (R-Putnam) told The Post.
“The combination of corporate income, payroll and other taxes on New York City businesses already has them paying some of the highest effective rates in the nation,” noted Ken Girardin, director of research at the Empire Center for Public Policy.
Bigwigs and politicos who already felt burned by Hochul’s flip-flop on congestion pricing said the tax proposal shows she had no real Plan B to make up for the $1 billion a year Manhattan tolls would have raised for the flailing transit agency — and they’re not likely to throw her a lifeline.
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all the state retirees with their vast pensions do not pay state taxes on it...maybe that would be a good place to start governor..
she’s emulating Gavin Newsom.
Just giving the people what they voted for...good and hard.
Better to have them stay in NYS and stew in the wonderful world they have helped create.
I'm just wondering how long it will take for all of these budget-poor governments can survive. When the meltdown happens, it will be Biblical.
Love It!!!
The Bronx, Brooklyn & Manhattan are solely responsible for her being elected...let them pay the price!!!!
Compare and contrast.
NYS Governor HoHo.
My FL Governor DeSantis.
Trump likely won last time.
NYC has RCV for a reason.
Albany is panicking because they have already spent the money they would have gotten from the congestion pricing scheme.
Gothamites, wanna sane your city?
Secure your damned elections.
DeSantis still hasn’t secured the state’s elections or protected its budgets and taxpayers from threats by Deep State.
Really? Only if they don’t live in New York State.
Just keep voting democrat you New York fools. You get what you deserve.
Yeah. Winning by only 20 percent proves nothing to you. This is about New York. Your hate desantis is tiring. Leave Florida please if you hate it so much.
I thought the delay of the congestion tax was because of it being an election year but besides being evil the dims are often stupid as well. It’s always nice to have stupid enemies.
Looks like I struck a nerve...
I don’t live in Florida.
But I can read. And do math.
Florida’s elections aren’t secured and its budgets and taxpayers are at Deep State’s mercy.
DeSantis has done nothing to fix either.
Don’t be fooled.
Deep State’s frontmen are stupid, but the people hiding behind them are not.
Keep sending the illegals.
“no real Plan B to make up for the $1 billion a year Manhattan tolls would have raised for the flailing transit agency “
God forbid the government does with less.
Last one out of NYC...please turn out the lights! ;)
Kathy Hochul. Another entitled controlling liberal Democrat itch that I love to hate.
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