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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Shut up and pay up Peasants!
It’s not your money.
“Florida’s elections aren’t secured and its budgets and taxpayers are at Deep State’s mercy.
DeSantis has done nothing to fix either.”
Preach it Bruh.
Add the rocketing home prices and out of touch insurance, throw in a Big One and more will flee FL.
Was fun (again) while it lasted this time, but parties over for now.
“she had no real Plan B to make up for the $1 billion a year Manhattan tolls would have raised”
Liberal math, the tolls would / will have negative economic impact resulting in much less revenue across the board. I hope she does implement the toll. Bring that $hit hole of a city to its knees. Then, only then MAYBE some political moderation can come forth if there any rational people left (probably all in Florida by now)
Your ridiculous. They are the most secure in the country thanks to the best governor in the country Governor DeSantis.
There was an article here yesterday about “South Florida” being the third most “moved out of” area in the USA. FL was the go-to place for years. Crazy, isn’t it? Had a neighbor just sell their (NC) house and buy a condo in West Palm Beach. I made sure they were aware of the inadequate “association reserves” issue down there and the big buck special assessments being imposed. Still, they wound up splitting a special assessment with the condo seller. Plus, the monthly dues are over a thousand. Yikes.
Derek Jeter finally sells Upstate NY castle after reducing price
Things are going great in NYS, eh?
He had to drop the price by more than half.
Keep voting Democrat.
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