Working Families

Tax Wall Street Bonuses to Fund Property Tax Relief and Protect Vital Services

Bloomberg’s attack ads don’t pass the smell test.

Sister party fighting for progressive income tax to close budget hole.

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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 [...]

For Immediate Release: October 3, 2008
Contact: Dan Levitan, (718) 222-3796 ext. 237
The following statement regarding the November special session called today by Gov. David Paterson can be attributed to Dan Cantor, Working Families Party Executive Director:
“The Governor is right to try to meet the budget gap head on, both for this year and next. [...]