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November 11, 2009
Not So Merry Christmas Coming in New York
Posted by Van Helsing at November 11, 2009 7:41 AM
Big Government grows at a rate that exceeds even the rate it bleeds the life out of the economy — as evidenced by New York, which is scheduled to go bankrupt by Christmas despite the second-highest tax rate in the country. Accidental governor David Paterson is yelping in panic:
"We're going to run out of cash in four and a half weeks. We are going to run out of money. Unless we do something about it, (it will) threaten generations," Paterson said.
Paterson is so desperate that — having tried new taxes on everything he could think of — he now advocates finally reducing state spending. But of course, the entrenched bureaucracy will have none of it.
Senate Democrats, with their tenuous 32-30 hold on the upper house, are terrified to make school and hospital cuts because, they said, the cuts could mean increases in local property taxes.
And that could mean suburban Democrats on Long Island, in Westchester and other parts of the state could have trouble getting re-elected next year.
Remember, high property taxes led to the ouster of many suburban Democrats last week, including Westchester County Executive Andy Spano. Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi could also lose once absentee ballots are counted.
New York property taxes are already so astronomical, they were a major factor in driving Yours Truly out of the state. But the money has to come from somewhere — unless of course bureaucrats reduce the size of government. But that would defeat the very purpose of government, which is to grow like wildfire at the expense of our wealth and freedom.
On a tip from Wiggins.
Comments
Because my field of expertise is much in demand, I get weekly inquiries from corporate recruiters asking if I would be interested in relocating to New York, Massachusetts, or California. I always politely decline and explain why: the cost of living in those states is too damn high.
Posted by: V the K at November 11, 2009 7:53 AM
He should resign and become the new lead singer of Blind Melon.
The name of their next album: THE BLIND LEADING THE BLIND ---- MELON.
Posted by: Bad Robot! at November 11, 2009 7:53 AM
V the K, just tell the recruiters you dont want to go to any state run by Moonbats.
Posted by: Bad Robot! at November 11, 2009 7:54 AM
Sounds like they sure could use the tax revenue off those high paying financial sector salaries and bonuses right about now.
Posted by: IOpian at November 11, 2009 7:58 AM
Well, the Pay Czar put the kibosh on that, IOpian.
Patterson told all the beauroweenies with budget responsibility to cut any and all, except for payroll. Well, they'd better look there, too, because we have an UNBELIEVABLE amount of those Michelle Obama-type jobs. Ya know, Liaison to this, Coordinator of that, Deputy Undersecretary of Staplers, Regional Analyst of Diversity Outreach Programs Specializing in Targeted Socioeconomic Communities. Give me 5 minutes and an Xacto knife, and the budget is balanced.
Posted by: Karin at November 11, 2009 8:39 AM
V the K, just tell the recruiters you dont want to go to any state run by Moonbats.
I already live in a state run by moonbats. But I have an exit strategy.
Posted by: V the K at November 11, 2009 8:48 AM
I live in SoCal fro the weather.............
T shirt & shorts today................
Posted by: blue at November 11, 2009 9:00 AM
Reminds me of the Aquateen Hunger Force Christmas Episode featuring the Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future.
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Robot: Well, this is going to take a long time, so you may want to get some snacks.
Frylock: No, no, that's all right. I think I can wait for it.
Shake: Well, I'M going to get food.
Robot: THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO, before the dawn of man as we knew him, there was Sir Santa of Claus, an ape-like creature making crude and pointless toys out of dinobones and his own waste, hurling them at chimp-like creatures with crinkled hands regardless of how they behaved the previous year. These so-called "toys" were buried as witches, and defecated upon, and hurled at predators when wakened by the searing grunts of children. It wasn't a holly jolly Christmas that year. For many were killed.
Frylock: Well, that still doesn't tell me why you...
Robot: I'm not finished. YOU should have gotten a snack. A war-like race of elves from the Red Planet landed on the ice-encased Earth, and they were immediately enslaved by the unevolved Santa Ape to make his confused toys using galactic elfin technology. Toys were made into recognizable shapes and given names like "train, " but these toys were also thrown at predators and defecated upon because they were so stupid. Christmas still sucked, in a big way.
Meatwad: Boy, this IS a long story. Maybe I WILL get something to eat.
Carl: Yeah, I think I'm gonna get drunk while I listen.
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Posted by: Bad Robot! at November 11, 2009 9:27 AM
Hey Governor William J. LaPetamine I've got an idea for you. QUIT SPENDING MONEY like a drunken sailer.
Then get yourself a jacket with GOV on the back.
Posted by: metprof at November 11, 2009 9:37 AM
And amazingly, despise PROVEN records that huge government and socialism don't work, PROVEN in our own country, we get Liberals doing all they can to push it forward. How much proof that they do this on purpose to crash the economy do we need? Treason!
Posted by: Jay B at November 11, 2009 9:54 AM
Government at every level is ruining the currency. Protect yourself with a little knowledge about money at http://www.thenothingstore.com
Posted by: spencer at November 11, 2009 10:00 AM
VH: Unfortunately and for the same reason, I'm forced to leave this beautiful, once dynamic state as well.
There is simply no return on property taxes.
That is, unless you think adding a 30-60% increase to your mortgage to pay hundreds of thousands of bureaucrat's 3x salary baseline + benefits in retirement at 40-50 yrs old, a sound investment.
Posted by: Fiberal at November 11, 2009 10:46 AM
Yeah, in Massena, NY, property taxes for a normal sized house are $12,000! Meanwhile every other job there is cop. With retirement benefits at age 45.
Who will pay for all this? GM closed and Alcoa downsized drastically. What to do? What to do? Hire all these unemployed people to the state! That's the ticket!
Posted by: Karin at November 11, 2009 11:30 AM
Conservatives have a straightforward response to this: Cut state spending, reduce the salaries, benefits, pensions, and numbers of state employees. Eliminate programs that are unnecessary. Cut programs whose benefits do not justify their expense.
What is the left's solution?
Posted by: V the K at November 11, 2009 11:34 AM
What is the left's solution? That's easy, increase taxes until people either have to escape or else sell themselves into bondage. This kind of thing has happened before, it's called the prelude to the dark age.
Posted by: Kevin R. at November 11, 2009 11:44 AM
That's just flat out unpatriotic, Fiberal.
Posted by: Lao at November 11, 2009 12:38 PM
Theres defenetly too many worms in the core of the BIG ROTTEN APPLE
Posted by: SPURWING PLOVER at November 11, 2009 12:39 PM
"Lao" at 12:38 is my lame name-highjacker.
Posted by: Lao at November 11, 2009 1:54 PM
Whatever, Lao. What gets me is the retirement. Get into gov't work at age 20, at age 45 you collect largely your same paycheck for not working! What, for the next 40 years? God knows what your widow continues to get. You're still young, you just embark an another career and rake in the dough. It's unreasonable, and unsustainable.
Posted by: Karin at November 11, 2009 2:39 PM
Looks like another grat opportunity for liberals, seeing as they believe that you cannot let any crisis go by without taking full advantage of it. Here in Michigan our transplanted moonbat from Canada has managed to destroy the economy so well we have an official unemployment level of close to 16%. Having led the country in unemployment rates her entire time as governor, Jennifer Granholm is trying to break 20% by raising taxes even higher. I can bet she will not let the door hit her in the ass the second she leaves office, which will be none too soon.
Posted by: Bruce Pierce at November 11, 2009 5:45 PM
I just the Democrats have a provision in the health care bill that allow me to get that sex change I have been yearning for all for free.
Posted by: Lao at November 11, 2009 9:14 PM
HOW ALGORINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
Posted by: Flu-Bird at November 11, 2009 9:17 PM
9:14 is a name highjacker.
Posted by: Lao at November 11, 2009 9:22 PM
No one cares, you cry baby.
Posted by: Aquatarkus at November 12, 2009 12:16 AM
Good let them go broke. It's their fault for raising taxes and running all the revenue out of the state.
Posted by: Dave at November 12, 2009 7:24 PM
Posted by: Lao at November 11, 2009 9:22 PM
Lao if you don't like it then go hang out with your socialist booty buddies on huffpo or KOS.
Stop your crying you sissy.
Posted by: Dave at November 12, 2009 7:26 PM
