Posted on 29 September 2011. Tags: A Better New York For All, Andrew Cuomo, Democrats, Eric Schneiderman, Fiscal Policy Institute, Middle Class, New York, Pensions, Poodle For The Rich, public employees, Public Employees Federation, Taxes, Tom DiNapoli
In one important respect, the poodle-for-the-rich governor of New York brings to mind another bullying, immoral politician, George W. Bush. Back when one of the most corrupt and dangerous Administrations in our nation’s history had sky-high approval ratings, thanks to igniting a gusher of misguided and illegal revenge and retribution in the wake of […]
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Posted on 13 May 2010. Tags: David Patterson, Furloughs, New York, Public Employees Federation
Good news: A federal judge Wednesday put on hold a state plan to furlough about 100,000 employees for a single day next week, as tensions between Gov. David A. Paterson and lawmakers over a budget stalemate escalated. To avoid a government shutdown, lawmakers Monday voted to force about half of the state work force […]
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