Comments on: So NY Has A Budget…Is It Any Good? http://rochesterturning.com/2008/04/15/so-ny-has-a-budgetis-it-any-good/ turning the tide upstate Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:35:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: whtwtrdood http://rochesterturning.com/2008/04/15/so-ny-has-a-budgetis-it-any-good/#comment-133915 whtwtrdood Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:33:13 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2008/04/15/so-ny-has-a-budgetis-it-any-good/#comment-133915 That graph looks pretty impressive. How about plugging some real dollars into it? If the 1% is earning $250,000 a year, that's $16,250. If the 20% is earning $15,000 annually (which is probably high), that translates to $1890. Also, how many other taxes, such as anything involved with running a business is the 1% paying that the 20% isn't? That graph looks pretty impressive. How about plugging some real dollars into it?

If the 1% is earning $250,000 a year, that’s $16,250. If the 20% is earning $15,000 annually (which is probably high), that translates to $1890. Also, how many other taxes, such as anything involved with running a business is the 1% paying that the 20% isn’t?

]]> By: dennis o'brien http://rochesterturning.com/2008/04/15/so-ny-has-a-budgetis-it-any-good/#comment-133883 dennis o'brien Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:47:50 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2008/04/15/so-ny-has-a-budgetis-it-any-good/#comment-133883 talk to the senators. but it would probably take campaign finance reform to get them to remove their heads from wealthy donors' asses (or assets). talk to the senators. but it would probably take campaign finance reform to get them to remove their heads from wealthy donors’ asses (or assets).

]]> By: Paige http://rochesterturning.com/2008/04/15/so-ny-has-a-budgetis-it-any-good/#comment-133877 Paige Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:29:05 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2008/04/15/so-ny-has-a-budgetis-it-any-good/#comment-133877 I wonder what it will take to get our elected representatives to raise taxes on the wealthy. This is another example of how the conservative narrative over the years has pushed nearly every politician (Dem or Rethuglican) to a much more conservative position. I keep formulating in my mind a letter to my representative in Albany about this. Something about how they can let millionaires off paying less taxes than everyone else, how they refuse to raise taxes on millionaires, but then go ahead and raise taxes on everyone (in this case, the assessing of taxes on Internet purchases). They clearly have the guts to raise taxes on everyone, but not one those who pay the least in taxes, and then cut services that the millionaires don't need much, but the rest of us do need. Anyway, it sure would be nice to have a link to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, so I can reference the original graph. I wonder what it will take to get our elected representatives to raise taxes on the wealthy. This is another example of how the conservative narrative over the years has pushed nearly every politician (Dem or Rethuglican) to a much more conservative position.

I keep formulating in my mind a letter to my representative in Albany about this. Something about how they can let millionaires off paying less taxes than everyone else, how they refuse to raise taxes on millionaires, but then go ahead and raise taxes on everyone (in this case, the assessing of taxes on Internet purchases). They clearly have the guts to raise taxes on everyone, but not one those who pay the least in taxes, and then cut services that the millionaires don’t need much, but the rest of us do need.

Anyway, it sure would be nice to have a link to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, so I can reference the original graph.

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