It’s not the usual election day but the state Conservative Party is out with a message urging New Yorkers to vote in Tuesday’s school board, school budget votes around the state. They don’t go as far as urging blanket “no” votes but they remind voters that “it’s your money,” and refer to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s remarks, which have been disputed, about school budget bloat:

Conservative Party Chairman, Michael R. Long, is urging all New Yorkers to protect their wallets by being pro-active in these last weeks of the legislative session.

Yesterday, there were reports by the Empire Center regarding the high property taxes New Yorkers are forced to pay, by New Yorkers for Growth explaining how CEO’s are still saying NO to New York anti-business climate and Nicole Gelinas had an Op-Ed piece in the New York Post explaining the harm of “socking it to millionaires”.

New York’s budget did not include any new taxes, but that does not mean that the liberal special interest groups have stopped pushing their agenda to continue spending at taxpayers’ expense. New Yorkers must make every effort to protect their hard-earned paychecks. One of the strongest ways to do so is to contact their Assembly Member and urge them to pass the property tax cap.

School budgets will be voted on Tuesday, May 17. Please take the time to review your budget and make an informed vote, after all, these are your hard-earned dollars. Consider that enrollment has been down, yet administrators are up.

When a viable tax cap is enacted, mandate relief must occur. Public sector unions must be forced to negotiate in good faith by eliminating the Triborough Amendment. Future employees should be placed in a new Tier that is a defined-contribution system, rather than the current extremely costly defined-benefit system.

Families all across our state have made the necessary changes to their family budgets in order to make ends meet. You’ve done your part regarding your own budget, now it is time to urge every elected official to pass legislation that will let you know how to plan your future budgets.

Make your voice heard; it is your money.

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