This article I wrote appears in the New York Post on February 17, 2012.
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Thoughts on Cuomo’s Budget – By George J. Marlin
February 13, 2012The following appears in the February 10-16, 2011 issue of the Long Island Business News: Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget for the state’s fiscal year that begins on April 1 is an intriguing document that on the one hand addresses some fiscal and policy issues long ignored while on the other hand placates some special interests. [...]
Catholic-bash may be O’s undoing – By George J. Marlin
February 10, 2012This article I wrote appears in the New York Post on February 8, 2012.
New tax cap legislation rife with loopholes – By George J. Marlin
January 28, 2012New York’s property tax cap only kicked in on the first of the year and already there have been widespread reports of taxpayers confused by the new law’s formulas and of computation errors made by local governments. The New York State Comptroller’s Office, which monitors municipal budget compliance, has recently revealed that 66 percent of [...]
New Yorkers voting with their feet – By George J. Marlin
January 15, 2012The following appears in the January 13-19, 2012 issue of the Long Island Business News: In the first decade of the 21st century, the Empire State suffered a loss of 1.6 million citizens to other parts of the nation. The Manhattan Institute’s Empire Center in Albany has reported that 60 percent moved to the South and [...]
