Gov. Paterson to New Yorkers: Hey! How About $1 Billion in New Taxes?

This is what the outcome of liberal policies looks like. It isn’t pretty.

The Wall Street Journal reported:

New York Gov. David Paterson’s proposed budget cuts 5% from school aid and adds $1 billion in new taxes and fees, creating a plan that analysts mostly viewed as appropriate during hard times.But the package Gov. Paterson said would end “the era of irresponsibility” in Albany could still be transformed in negotiations with the Legislature, which remains in deep conflict with the Democratic governor as he faces an uphill fight for election this year.

The $134 billion budget also addresses a $7.4 billion deficit. In addition to a $1.1 billion cut in school aid, Gov. Paterson wants $1 billion cut from health care spending, much of which goes to hospitals and nursing homes.

He also is proposing another reduction in spending on higher education that would cut $95 million from four-year colleges operated by the State University of New York and $47.7 million from the City University of New York. ….

Hmmm. If New York can’t afford health care now, what in the heck are we going to do if ObamaCare passes, mandating even higher health care spending. But not to worry, it’s unlikely the legislature will allow all of those spending cuts. They’ll probably jump at the chance to raise fees and taxes, though.

The New York Times reported on some of the tax highlights:

Scouring for new sources of tax revenue amid a fiscal crisis, the governor proposed to legalize ultimate fighting, allow the sale of wine in grocery stores, tax bottled soft drinks $1.28 per gallon, start taxing cigarette sales on Indian reservations and deploy speed-enforcement cameras in highway work zones.

He even proposed to begin charging fees to many families that enroll in an early intervention program for children with autism, attention deficit disorder and other special needs, and to delay one of his own signature achievements — a plan to increase monthly welfare allowances. ….

It sure is fun living in New York. I can hardly wait to pick up a jug of wine at Wegman’s before a night of watching adults beat the living daylights out of each other. That is, if there’s enough left over after all of Governor Paterson’s other new fees and taxes.

This is the future for the rest of the states if something doesn’t change in Washington, DC soon.

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