Comments on: Paterson Still Pushing Property-Tax Cap, Opposes New Taxes http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/07/30/paterson-still-pushing-property-tax-cap-opposes-new-taxes/ Political news in the Lower Hudson Valley, New York state. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tim Hays http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/07/30/paterson-still-pushing-property-tax-cap-opposes-new-taxes/comment-page-1/#comment-36282 Tim Hays Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:57:09 +0000 http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/07/30/paterson-still-pushing-property-tax-cap-opposes-new-taxes/#comment-36282 In the same way only Richard Nixon could go to (then-Red) China, and begin discussions AND be successful in opening trade to (now-just-regular) China, perhaps only Gov. Paterson may be successful in winning over both houses of legistalature to cutting spending (and therefore leveling state taxes). After former Gov. Pataki unloosed the floodgates to state spending, and, with the enabling of the lazy state legislature, helped cause the "unfunded mandates" that strangle us New Yorkers to this day, it is a "good" Democrat who seeks to resolve the crisis. Gov. Paterson is in the best possible position: he has nothing to lose, and everything to gain, if he balances the state budget and brings tax relief to New Yorkers. In the same way only Richard Nixon could go to (then-Red) China, and begin discussions AND be successful in opening trade to (now-just-regular) China, perhaps only Gov. Paterson may be successful in winning over both houses of legistalature to cutting spending (and therefore leveling state taxes).

After former Gov. Pataki unloosed the floodgates to state spending, and, with the enabling of the lazy state legislature, helped cause the “unfunded mandates” that strangle us New Yorkers to this day, it is a “good” Democrat who seeks to resolve the crisis.

Gov. Paterson is in the best possible position: he has nothing to lose, and everything to gain, if he balances the state budget and brings tax relief to New Yorkers.

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