(NY Gov.) Cuomo Calls for State to Return to Progressive Ideals (NYTimes article)

[hfojvt]

3. yeah, sure, he's turning left

"How the state would pay for any new programs was not clear. The governor is to introduce his budget this month, but until Congress decides how much aid to send to New York to defray the costs of rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy, the state’s financial picture will be clouded.

The governor promised not to raise taxes."

and then there was this

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/hfojvt/154

a Governor gives rich people $1 billion in tax cuts and cuts education spending
Posted by hfojvt in General Discussion
Tue Apr 05th 2011, 02:12 AM

"and that Governor is Andrew Cuomo, supposedly a Democrat.

http://www.ctj.org/taxjusticedigest/archiv...

"The focal point of this conflict is a proposed extension of the temporary income tax surcharge on individuals with taxable incomes over $200,000 (or $300,000 from joint filers), known as the ‘millionaires’ tax because most of it is paid by millionaires. If extended, the measure would raise $1 billion dollars over the next year.

There is no doubt that New York’s fiscal situation is dire. But the governor’s budget relies almost entirely on dramatic spending cuts, including cuts to K-12 education aid to the state’s poorest children."


What do you bet that Cuomo is a leading contender for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2016?

For whatever it is worth, he can count on my opposition."


The reason the state needs to RETURN to progressive ideals is because Cuomo himself, lead them so very far away from those ideals.