Sampson: No New Fees; No New Taxes

“No new taxes,” was Senate Democratic Conference Leader  John Sampson's response to a question regarding  the state's  budget reduction negotiations.


“We are holding the ground on midyear school cuts.  We are  trying to mitigate or minimize the cuts to health care. We are  looking at things we are trying to cut across  the board with  respect to agencies,” said Sampson, and “also making a sweep  of those authorities that have additional capital  and monies in  those areas.”


Sampson explained, “What we are trying to basically do – our  conference – is make sure that New York's citizens can't deal with any more new fees, no more new taxes. We  can't absorb any  midyear school cuts because that could disrupt. But most of all,  by causing that disruption, we might be causing an increase in property tax. We have to get property tax under control and we  need to give some sort of rebate or some sort of circuit breaker  to those who have sustained insurmountable  amounts of real  property tax.”


Regarding the types of budget cuts, Sampson said, “Some  are  recurring; some are one time cuts. We have to  understand  our  economic forecast is worse for  next year. but at the same time,  hopefully, with the stimulus kicking in, at that point in time  there will be some sort of revenue that we can be able to use to fill some of those gaps, so we can replace monies in  those areas  we have been cutting.”

 

Sampson is including the allocation of federal stimulus dollars specifically for state deficits this year, and  “We are  preparing to allocate for next year.”


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AWDo0DSQLc




Submitted by Larry Littlefield on Sat, 11/21/2009 - 5:18pm.
No one who isn't in on the deal should have to pay any more OR accept any less, now, next year, ever.
Submitted by Scott Noren DDS (not verified) on Thu, 11/26/2009 - 11:55pm.

Now that he's Mayor again, now what?

Are you REALLY fed up?

I am running for US Senate in NY against the Governor appointee

Invite me out to speak...here some real facts if you are interested.

Dr. Scott Noren

http://www.norenforsenate.com

email me through the web site


Submitted by Dr. Noren (not verified) on Thu, 11/26/2009 - 11:55pm.
Hear not here!! Sorry

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