For what they paid to elect their poodle, the elite got what they wanted:

The new governor mentioned the word “tax” or “taxes” 21 times, mostly to denounce them and promise to lower them. “What made New York the Empire State was a not a large government complex,” he said. “It was a vibrant private sector that was creating great jobs in the state of New York.”

   Yeah, that was the strategy over the last 30 years…worked out well, huh?