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Madison, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga Counties, NY | November 7, 2006 Election |
Lower Taxes and Reduced Government Spending Mean Jobs for Upstate New YorkBy Jeff BrownCandidate for State Senator; District 49 | |
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I am committed to reducing New York's skyrocketing taxes and to slowing the rate of government growth. In recent years, we've seen some of the largest tax increases in state history. I challenged the tax and spend status quo and took on special interests by voting against all of these increases, and, unlike my opponent, I have introduced specific legislation that will not only limit taxes moving forward, but also roll back existing taxes now. I will continue to fight against job-killing taxes, as I work to reduce tax burdens on the hard working families and businesses of Central New York.
2. 1/3 is used to pay down New York State's debt; 3. 1/3 is deposited into a rainy day fund. Between 1995 and 2005, New York's state tax receipts grew by 42 percent. If the budget had been subject to these limits, taxpayers would have saved nearly $23 billion over the past ten years. That $23 billion would have substantially reduced New York's debt, created a fund to safeguard New York from severe economic downturns, and returned more than $7 billion to hardworking New Yorkers.
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