Working Families

AIG Bonus Scandal
Watch footage of the WFP’s ‘Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless’ AIG bus tour.”

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The Working Families Party is committed to safe, affordable housing for all New Yorkers. This year, we join a broad campaign of over 100 housing justice groups, religious congregations and labor unions in calling for the repeal of vacancy decontrol.
Affordable housing is crucial for the future of New York. With over 1 [...]

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In his State of the State address yesterday, Gov. Paterson called for “shared sacrifice” to get New York through one of the worst recessions we’ve seen in decades.
But the budget proposal the Governor presented last month would mean anything but.
Billions of dollars in cuts to healthcare, education, and hundreds of essential public services.  [...]

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Seen the details of Gov. Paterson’s proposed budget?
There are dozens of regressive taxes — on sugar, on car registrations, on health insurance, on clothes, on going to the movies, and even a tax on downloading music.  In total, billions of dollars in tax hikes on working families.
At the same [...]

We did it! But Obama’s historic win is only Round One in the fight for working families.