Finally, maybe someone in Albany gets it, the Governor, at least he is sounding like he does. Here are some of the comments from Paterson who clamped down on lawmakers yesterday and told them they were staying through the weekend until a good budget is crafted.
"I inherited two crises," referring to Albany's political dysfunction and the troubled economy.
"We've got to hold the line on spending, we're going to have to make cuts and we are going to have to turn our own economy around by tightening our belts - and not always finding somebody to tax in these situations."
"It seems we just go to the same places to find poor businesses to tax, [businesses that] are struggling to survive, and they're picking up and locating to other states," he said.
"And then . . . whenever we get in big trouble, we go and find the nearest millionaire and tax them"
"Next year, we might be able to cut 5 to 10 percent off the budget from the top."
Governor, I sure hope you are serious and follow through with these comments and they are not simply sound bites. Show me the proof and you can earn a vote and sure to be a lot more votes.
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