Andrew Cuomo stands up for the 1%

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AlterNet / By Sarah Jaffe

Activists in New York Target 'Governor 1 Percent:' Cuomo Under Fire for Refusing to Extend Millionaire's Tax
Tuesday night, Occupy Wall Street protesters marched to give New York Governor Cuomo the message: stand with the people, not the 1%.

October 19, 2011 |


"Where is Cuomo? Protecting the 1 percent!"

That was the chant outside the Skylight SoHo according to Democracy Now! reporter Ryan Devereaux, who accompanied a group of about 150 Occupy Wall Street protesters on a march to protest Governor Andrew Cuomo's stance on taxing New York's wealthy. Cuomo was in town to receive an award at the Huffington Post/AOL's "100 Game Changers" event; the Democratic governor was apparently named "Game Changer of the Year." Author Naomi Wolf was attending the event, along with Arianna Huffington and reality TV star Kim Kardashian, among others, but Wolf joined the protesters and wound up taken away in handcuffs after marching in front of the restaurant where the event was held.

Reporter Allison Kilkenny told me that the protesters decided to target Cuomo, whom they called "Governor 1 Percent," because of his refusal to extend a temporary tax on the rich that is set to expire December 31st, despite widespread support for keeping the tax in place. The so-called “Millionaires' Tax” is the only thing polling better in New York right now than the Occupy Wall Street crowd, it seems. 72 percent of the state, including a clear majority of Republicans and a huge majority of Democrats, support keeping the tax. That's according to a Siena College Research Institute poll; a separate Quinnipiac poll just of New York City residents showed those voters support extending the tax by 61% to 28%, with Republican support holding steady at 55%. ............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/story/152780/activists_in_new_york_target_%27governor_1_percent%3A%27_cuomo_under_fire_for_refusing_to_extend_millionaire%27s_tax/

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1. Watering down of the L-gene. Yet another reason that political dynasties are bad.

Shame on Andrew. Your Dad wouldn't do that.