Posted on 03/04/2010 10:33:48 AM PST by JosephTatner
How about “English Only” ballots? No more ballots in 57 different languages.
Carl Paladino’s Contract With New York
Cut taxes and spending by ten percent in the first six months of his administration and cut spending by a total of twenty percent in his first year;
Review every department and agency of state government to evaluate efficiency, effectiveness and necessity and cut programs not benefiting the taxpayer;
Cut the State’s income tax on manufacturing to keep these businesses in New York, preserve jobs, and attract new ones here;
Cut optional Medicaid benefits back by $20 billion - saving New Yorkers $10 billion;
Limit the total time a State Legislator can serve to no more than 8 years;
Eliminate the State Legislators’ pension plans and their discounted lifetime health care coverage since serving in the State Legislature is a part-time position - or make them work full time for full benefits;
Require a super majority of 60% of both Houses of the State Legislature in order to raise any state taxes;
Require State Legislators - including exempted attorneys - to fully disclose the amount and all sources of outside income to guard against conflicts of interest.
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