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Coming to terms

Editorial Staff

Jun-26-09, 03:02 PM

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Topics: Taxed Out

It’s time to grab the unwieldy, hissing hydra that is the state Legislature and force-feed it an idea whose time has not only come but is long overdue.

We are speaking of course of term limits.

Enough with career politicians and partisan politics.

Half of the state Legislature is in its death throes as egotistical politicians in the Senate damn the state, its businesses and taxpayers and go full-speed ahead with their self-serving motives.

The antics of these so-called public servants now serve as fodder for late-night talk shows.

Last week the Senate disintegrated into dueling sessions with lawmakers talking over each other. Some suggest that a duel at 20 paces would accomplish more.

For their part, the so-called “bipartisan coalition” enacted term limits during their mutinous actions on June 8. Specifically, the term limits imposed are on Senate leaders – six years – and committee chiefs – eight years.
It’s a start if in fact the reforms are legally binding. However, the Republicans failed to address the bigger picture – that of career politicians.

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Thursday, 09 July 2009

I just found out another nasty aspect of the new MTA tax . As a self employed home inspector - I not only have to pay self-employment taxes on top of income taxes, but I'm now required to ADD MTA Taxes to my quarterly estimated payments. My business can not use public transportation, My employees dont use it because I'm a self employed home inspector, but I have to pay this new tax. When I called the NYSDTF about this they also informed me that residents who hire domestic help such as babysitters, housekeepers and nannys have to pay this extra MTA tax as well. Also there is no bottom cap on the MTA tax so even people who's income is at or below poverty levels have to pay the extra MTA tax even though they pay no income tax. It's time to bring pitchforks to Albany. How about 2-term limits for all elected officials state-wide ?

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