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Spano gets presidential attention

Posted by: Glenn Blain - Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 11, 2007

Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano had the task of introducing former President Bill Clinton to the audience at today’s Democratic Party breakfast.

Clinton returned the favor by offering some praise for the leader of his adopted county.

“I love living here,” Clinton said about Westchester. “Andy Spano has done a great job and I am completely indebted to him for maintaining a lot of good public golf courses.”

 
 
 
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6 Responses to “Spano gets presidential attention”


  1. Sam Johnson

    Andy Spano will end up in Washington if Hillary is elected. Andy Spano is very close to the Clintons. Andy relationship with the Clintons will benefit all Westchester residents – “Go Andy and Go Hillary”

  2. Yonkers

    Andy Spano has made westchester county the highest taxed in the nation.

  3. Sam Johnson

    County taxes are not what is hurting the people, it is school taxes and state mandates. Please take the time to understand the tax structure and why county taxes fet raised, they get raised because state and federal mandates have been shifted to the county government. Therefore, higher county taxes in all counties.

  4. the consultant

    first of all county government is not necessary on top
    of city, town and village all with there own police
    fire justice courts etc…so if we eliminate the extra
    layer of elected officials, and simply have a professional
    manager we save plenty…Next I agree with your assessment
    about state mandates..however someone has to pay for what
    the state mandates and that means either property taxes
    or higher income taxes…property taxes fall on homeowners
    alone..income taxes hit everyone…so if there were no
    county government upon which to foist “unfuned mandates”
    your property taxes would go down and your state income
    taxes would go up
    Now lets talk about the real problem for upper middle
    class income earners ie between 100,000 and 300,000
    household per year..and that is the Alternative Minimum
    tax which disallows deductions of state income taxes
    and property taxes on your tax return…this AMT
    actually produces more revenue than the rest of the
    tax code.and means that the president’s tax cuts
    are illusory in that the only people who benefit are
    those making over a million dollars because they
    usually avoid falling into the AMT..all the rest of
    us supposedly “rich” taxpayers get screwed..and of course
    those who have no income are not affected…The tax
    system is broken..and tax cuts at the federal level are
    phoney..except for the very rich..(depends on your definintion of rich)..solution is the flat tax
    whatever number is required to eliminate the deficit
    in five years…and then it can be modified…

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