New York State Senators continue feeling the heat from the coup in Albany. While lawmakers cannot seem to agree on who’s in charge, they can see eye to eye on one thing, their paychecks.
If New Yorkers are frustrated that Senators have been unable to work out their differences and break the stalemate, then based on the latest news on Friday, they’re downright outraged that the politicians are still getting paid, to do nothing.
While it’s true the Senators may be running out of time, they certainly aren’t running out of money. With just days remaining before the current legislative term comes to an end, Democrats and Republicans made sure there would be no stoppage when it comes to their paychecks. And it’s no surprise that New Yorkers aren’t pleased.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, speaking Friday morning on his weekly radio show, says inaction in Albany will have a direct and devastating effect on municipalities across the region.
“Every day that they don’t pass the increase in sales tax that costs us $2 million, that’s 20 employees,” said Bloomberg. “If we don’t have the revenue, we can’t have the employees.”
The mayor went on to say that the politicians should bury the hatchet, pass the necessary bills now and spend the summer hashing out the political differences. In other words, off the clock.
Right now, the Senate is still paralyzed in a 31 to 31 deadlock afer Republican’s lost the support last week of renegade Senator Hiram Monserrate. Meanwhile, bills are stalled and some two weeks after Monserrate and fellow dissident Democrat Pedro Espada Jr. helped Republicans pull off their surprise coup, there is now no clear leadership when New Yorkers say they need it most.
The current legislative term is scheduled to end on Monday.
(Source: WCBSTV)
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2 Responses
1. They’ll get in less trouble if they go home. Most of them have intelligent spouses who will keep an eye on them.
2. Other states have tried raising sales taxes to get more revenue, but under current economic conditions all that does is lower the volume of sales and sometimes even results in less revenue.
They should consider cutting pay.
“Every day that they don’t pass the increase in sales tax that costs us $2 million, that’s 20 employees,” said Bloomberg. “If we don’t have the revenue, we can’t have the employees.”
GREAT. IT’S ABOUT TIME WE GOT RID OF AT LEAST SOME PORTION OF THE OVERPAID, BLOATED BUREACRACY IN THIS CITY.
LET’S START BY GETTING RID OF THE HUNDREDS OF NEW “PARKING AGENTS” THAT BLOOMBERG RECENTLY HIRED TO PLAGUE OUR COMMUNITIES.