September 29, 2014
When Gov. Mario Cuomo was elected governor, there was hope that NYS would resuscitate. NYS state politicians have no idea how to restrain spending as indicated in the continuing bloated budget.
Our compliant office holders are under the influence of “cash for clout” politics by powerful unions and special interest groups who command lucrative benefits that the private sector can only dream about. Public sector pay has been a budget-buster, producing a fiscal hangover that will only get worse.
The continuing NYS population decline punctuates the fact that NYS is diagnosed with a “going problem, not a growing problem.” The powerful public sector unions and special interest groups continue to rearrange the facts and change the face of truth to justify their enormous taxpayer burdened programs, according to Ronald J. Pawley
As New York State continues to shower billions more than any other state, innovative reforms are seriously lacking in fixing the exorbitant and wasteful spending in what was formerly a credible system.
Philanthropist billionaire, Tom Golisano, Paychex founder, established his residence in Florida where his property tax base is significantly lower.
He has been courageous in his fight to replace the current system of property assessments with a system that is truly fair and equitable to all home owners. Mr. Golisano has successfully reduced his tax assessments on his homes in upstate New York. His legal efforts are likely cost-prohibitive to many, but he proved his case that property assessments are unfair and unrealistic.
As the job market evaporates from upstate New York, more fixed income retired folks will be among those burdened with the task of subsidizing this dysfunctional NYS enterprise. Unfortunately, New York State is a place for leaving – not living - until good stewardship dictates substantial modifications and changes in order to survive the quicksand of a “Detroit-like disaster”.
Is NYS open to the challenge of considering whether the winds of change in this state should be redirected to a new and potentially growth-oriented direction? If we don’t resurrect NYS, we are facing an extension of the decline, rather than a renewed vitality, according to Mr. Pawley.
Ronald J. Pawley is a retired (1986) chief officer, incident commander, and hazmat professional in emergency chemical incidents at Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y. Kodak Park was among the largest industrial chemical complexes in the northeast. The Kodak Park Fire Department was also considered one of the largest chemical fire- fighting organizations’ worldwide, providing fire prevention/protection for over 60,400 employees at Kodak Park.
When Gov. Mario Cuomo was elected governor, there was hope that NYS would resuscitate. NYS state politicians have no idea how to restrain spending as indicated in the continuing bloated budget.
Our compliant office holders are under the influence of “cash for clout” politics by powerful unions and special interest groups who command lucrative benefits that the private sector can only dream about. Public sector pay has been a budget-buster, producing a fiscal hangover that will only get worse.
The continuing NYS population decline punctuates the fact that NYS is diagnosed with a “going problem, not a growing problem.” The powerful public sector unions and special interest groups continue to rearrange the facts and change the face of truth to justify their enormous taxpayer burdened programs, according to Ronald J. Pawley
As New York State continues to shower billions more than any other state, innovative reforms are seriously lacking in fixing the exorbitant and wasteful spending in what was formerly a credible system.
Philanthropist billionaire, Tom Golisano, Paychex founder, established his residence in Florida where his property tax base is significantly lower.
He has been courageous in his fight to replace the current system of property assessments with a system that is truly fair and equitable to all home owners. Mr. Golisano has successfully reduced his tax assessments on his homes in upstate New York. His legal efforts are likely cost-prohibitive to many, but he proved his case that property assessments are unfair and unrealistic.
As the job market evaporates from upstate New York, more fixed income retired folks will be among those burdened with the task of subsidizing this dysfunctional NYS enterprise. Unfortunately, New York State is a place for leaving – not living - until good stewardship dictates substantial modifications and changes in order to survive the quicksand of a “Detroit-like disaster”.
Is NYS open to the challenge of considering whether the winds of change in this state should be redirected to a new and potentially growth-oriented direction? If we don’t resurrect NYS, we are facing an extension of the decline, rather than a renewed vitality, according to Mr. Pawley.
Ronald J. Pawley is a retired (1986) chief officer, incident commander, and hazmat professional in emergency chemical incidents at Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y. Kodak Park was among the largest industrial chemical complexes in the northeast. The Kodak Park Fire Department was also considered one of the largest chemical fire- fighting organizations’ worldwide, providing fire prevention/protection for over 60,400 employees at Kodak Park.