STATEMENT FROM NEW YORK STATE CONSERVATIVE PARTY CHAIRMAN GERARD KASSAR ON GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL’S PROPOSED BUDGET

STATEMENT FROM NEW YORK STATE CONSERVATIVE PARTY CHAIRMAN GERARD KASSAR ON GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL’S PROPOSED BUDGET 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Bill O’Reilly, 212-396-9117
Bill@NovemberTeam.com
February 1, 2023

Brooklyn-NY…“If big government were the solution to society’s ills, New York State would be heaven on earth. Instead, under Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget, it will remain a tax and regulatory hellscape, continuing to fall behind other states in job and business development. When will New York’s Democratic leadership finally learn that economic growth comes from the private sector, not government spending?

The Governor’s proposed MTA payroll tax is painfully tone deaf to struggling New Yorkers, and her rosy projections on casino revenues shows just how much New York, under one-party Democrat rule, has come to rely on vice revenues that cannibalize the poor to pay for more ineffective government programs?

We are pleased to see the Governor talking about changes to New York’s disastrous bail reform laws, but her incremental approach is totally insufficient. If the Governor really wanted to reduce crime, she’d propose a complete repeal of cashless bail and hold up the budget until that occurs. We’re not holding our breath, but we do urge New Yorkers to hold tight to their wallets. New York’s Democrat-led Legislature is in session.”

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