Taxes on the wealthy are starting to drive millionaires away from New York state. Read More
Tag: Taxes and Spending
The Empire State recently has fallen behind the national average when it comes to adding new income millionaires. Read More
Indeed, since 2000, we’ve lost 2 million people to other states, the Empire Center notes. Businesses, too, find it difficult to operate here: Upstate New York long ago became an economic wasteland. The fact that our taxes are the highest in the nation plays a key role in fueling the exodus. Read More
E.J. McMahon joined John Gambling to discuss New York City's decision to pay an extra $42 million to school bus drivers. Read More
At least 1,800 government workers in New York each got paid more than $179,000 last year, and business owners should know how their local officials compare to that group. Read More
We’re all for police officers earning good pay. They do important, necessary and frequently dangerous work. But, good grief, when the top public-paid employee in all of Western New York is a police officer, something is out of whack. Read More
A report published today by a state watchdog think tank shows how municipally owned hospitals skew the costs of employment in the state’s towns and counties. Read More
Move over, Jimmy Fallon. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced last week that New York State will steer $16 million in subsidies to CBS to keep the "Late Show" in Manhattan under its next host, Stephen Colbert. Read More