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'I Don't Think It's a Good Idea What the Politicians Are Doing'
JammieWearingFool — ... from last night noting there would be 88 new taxes in New York. It'll actually be 137 new taxes . Gov. Paterson yesterday socked New Yorkers with a mind-boggling 137 proposed new and hiked taxes on everything from beer to cab rides to iTunes downloads and movie tickets. The doomsday, $121.1 billion plan represents the biggest tax hike in state history and slashes services across the board - while still increasing spending by $1.4 billion. Just hope Dave doesn't get to upset if Saturday Night Live portrays him as an out-of-control tax-and-spend liberal. Seems he's ...

Where's the Austerity in This Budget?
A Blog For All — I see that the NYC papers are all buzzing about Gov. Paterson's "austerity" budget and how he plans on raising all kinds of taxes , including the one on carbonated beverages. Everyone is focusing on that ...

New York Soon to Become Miserable, Depopulated Place, Thanks to David Paterson
The Sundries Shack — ... Andrew and James sent me have me wondering why there isn’t a pitchfork and torch brigade marching on Albany right now. Governor Paterson is facing a budget that’s over $15 billion over budget. Now, a reasonably intelligent person when faced with a deficit who didn’t have an unlimited line of credit would start cutting their expenses. This isn’t exactly rocket science, unless you happen to be Paterson, in which case it’s as alien as a supercollider would be to Australopithecus. Paterson’s new budget is well over $1 billion bigger than it was this year. Not only that, but ...

The Price to Be Paid by Greedy Bureauweenies
Moonbattery — ... Remember New York Governor David Paterson's preposterously greedy $121.1 billion tax plan, whereby he planned to raises taxes on soda, beer, iTunes, taxi rides, movies, et cetera ad nauseam? Not long before releasing the plan, his approval rating was ...