The Subways Have Gone to Hell Governor Cuomo has declared a state of emergency for New York’s subways. But he’s also the cause. Killing passengers, service declines, crumbling stations, corruption, waste and illegally discriminating against the disabled are just a few of its problems. By Dan Smith I doubt I’m going to shock anyone by […]
Indenturing Our Children Student Loans Indenture Our Children; Governor Cuomo Becomes a Feudal Lord Over New York’s Student Serfs By Dan Smith Stories about young people saddled with loads of school debts are everywhere today. With almost $1.5 trillion of outstanding student loan debt, more than 44 million Americans have student loan debt. That means […]
NEW YORK, New York, February 16, 2018 – New York Gubernatorial candidate Larry Sharpe (L), will be visiting two sites linked to the bribery and corruption trial of one of Governor Cuomo’s closest aides, marking the beginning of the Cuomo’s Legacy Tour. On Monday, February 19th, at 3 p.m., he will be joined by advisors […]
Let’s Support Main Street Fewer Rules, More Businesses—It’s Really as Simple as That By: Dan Smith New York gubernatorial candidate Larry Sharpe released a campaign video of him walking through his old neighborhood in New York City. Sharpe describes how his neighborhood has changed. Many of the small, mom-and-pop retailers have disappeared, leaving a mixture […]
New York’s Overmanaged Farmers Are Suffering By: Dan Smith Many New York farmers are hurting, as they are across the nation. The USDA estimates that 42,000 farms have folded in the past four years—many in New York. This is the largest agricultural downturn since the 1980’s and second largest since the Great Depression. Many are […]
Albany’s Addiction to Unfunded Mandates By: Dan Smith If Albany has rules for us to follow, why shouldn’t they have to raise the tax revenue to pay for them, too? Unfunded mandates, what are they? It’s tough to come up with a good analogy. It’s kind of like your landlord showing up at your apartment […]
New York Needs Something Different By: Aaron Segal Since 2010, New York has lost over one million people. It’s losing more every year. In 2015, it fell below Florida. Even adjusted for inflation, the NY State budget has increased by 20 billion dollars a year. Many of New York’s metro areas, such as Binghamton, Syracuse, […]
Energy Firms Hold New York Taxpayers Hostage; Cuomo Pays the Ransom by Dan Smith If energy policy makes your eyes roll back into your head, I get it. And if all the regulations, bans, subsidies, taxes combined with all the different forms of energy leave you confused, I get that, too. It’s likely by design. […]
Taxes Cause Further Harm Besides Directly Draining Earnings from Individuals and Businesses By: Kari Bittner New York State collects the highest taxes of every state in the US. Since taxes are the funding for the government, you might think that collecting the highest taxes means New York State also provides the best services. Not only […]
The Exodus from New York, and How to Stop It Written by Dan Smith More and more New Yorkers are fleeing the state. Governor Andrew Cuomo and his Albany cronies are the cause. But there are solutions. Over the past ten years there’s been an alarming trend in New York. While most other states have […]