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Today's Poll: Should NYS extend the tax surcharge on those earning $200K or more?

By Howard B. Owens
Daniel Jones

No, tax increases on anyone on the state level are a bad idea. We live in a state where revenue to do nice things like help the poor and fix schools and roads depend on investment and high earnings.

Oct 24, 2011, 2:19pm Permalink
Phil Ricci

I love these polls. My poll question is....How many people who voted yes make less than $200,000? Conversely, how many people who voted no make more than $200,000? Why? Discuss.

Oct 24, 2011, 3:02pm Permalink
Mark Potwora

Lets also consider that those making over 200,000 dollars, more than likely own a house that is worth over 200,000 that they probably pay high taxes on..Everybody wants the other guy to pay more but not themselves....

Oct 24, 2011, 3:17pm Permalink
Howard B. Owens

I say we explore the idea of 70 percent of the people in very Republican Genesee County consistently want the rich to pay more in taxes, while the policy of national Republican leaders is to reduce or at least hold at bay tax increases on the wealthy.

(And $200K annual income is doing very well, but it's not "wealthy")

Oct 24, 2011, 3:43pm Permalink
bud prevost

"No man should receive a dollar unless that dollar has been fairly earned. Every dollar received should represent a dollar’s worth of service rendered-not gambling in stocks, but service rendered." - Theodore Roosevelt, 1910

In NYS, 4% of all family households make more than $200,000. And individually, the number is very close, 3.8%(according to the US Census Bureau). I'd be curious how many of this group are/were Wall Streeters.

Oct 24, 2011, 5:37pm Permalink
Bob Harker

Daniel, you can add to your list of increased tax results in NY: chasing college graduates away, discouraging small business start ups or expansion,preventing large businesses from operating in the state, joblessness, generational welfare, a large influx of people seeking those benefits, an an exodus of people paying outrageous taxes, and frog crossing signs in Wayne county.

I earn less than 200K and am opposed to ANY tax increases - the people providing me the opportunity to earn a paycheck earn greater than that.

Howard, how about a poll on methods to cut spending? Obviously Hochul cannot respond.

Oct 24, 2011, 6:05pm Permalink
Timothy Hens

I'd be in favor of higher taxes on the "rich" if I could trust the state to actually use the revenue responsibly.

Reality is that the folks in Albany could give tax cuts to everyone AND lower our property taxes if they reduced Medicaid spending.

Oct 25, 2011, 12:03am Permalink

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