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Is Trump’s Tax Law Really Making Rich New Yorkers Flee The State? | Gothamist

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Neil deMause

This week’s surprise announcement from Governor Andrew Cuomo was the alarming news that the state budget was missing $2.3 billion in expected tax revenues from December and January — and that Trump’s tax cuts were to blame.

Posted in Articles, Tax policy, Trumpism

Will Cuomo Really Save New Yorkers From the GOP Tax Bill? | Village Voice (with David Colon)

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Neil deMause

Last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo officially announced his plan to counter the federal tax law’s double-taxing of state and local income taxes with a simple gambit: Eliminate New York state income taxes, and instead collect the same amount of money via payroll … Continue reading →

Posted in Tax policy

Final GOP Tax Plan Goes Easier on New Yorkers, Sports Owners | Village Voice (with Steven Wishnia)

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Neil deMause

The revised tax bill that was approved by a House-Senate conference committee still has the same general shape as the versions that passed each house of Congress a couple of weeks back: giant tax cuts for the wealthy, small tax … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Tax policy

All the Ways the GOP Tax Bill Will Screw You Over | Village Voice

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Neil deMause

This is kind of a nutso time for trying to follow the news, we get it. Every day, Donald Trump is either threatening to tweet us into nuclear Armageddon or arresting and deporting more people; the mayor and the governor … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Tax policy

The Nightmare GOP Tax Bill, in Cartoons | Village Voice (with Kit Mills)

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Neil deMause

If you like paying taxes twice on the same income, you’ll love this plan.

Posted in Tax policy

Cuomo’s New Tax Giveaway For Developers Will Cost $600K Per Each Affordable Apartment | Village Voice

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Neil deMause

When New York state’s 421-a tax break program came crashing down early last year amid a standoff between developers and construction unions over wages, there were mixed feelings among many housing advocates. On the one hand, 421-a had been a … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Development, Housing, New York City, Tax policy

Report: NYC ‘Wasted’ $2.5 Billion on Tax Breaks For Developers | Village Voice

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Neil deMause

The city’s venerable 421-a tax break for housing development, which expired last January and which Governor Cuomo  now wants to renew and expand, has long come under fire from housing advocates as an insanely inefficient way to spur new residential … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Housing, New York City, Tax policy

Subway Fares Keep Soaring But Slashing Labor Costs Isn’t The Solution: Gothamist

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Neil deMause

Complaining about the subways is the God-given right of New Yorkers, especially when fares are on the rise or service is on the decline, which seems to be always.Offering ways to fix the subways, though, is generally reserved for pundits … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Labor, Subways, Tax policy

Is Obama Really Going to Kill Sports Stadium Subsidies? (VICE Sports)

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Neil deMause

If you’ve been anywhere near a computer in the last two days, you’ve probably seen the reports that President Obama has declared war on sports stadium subsidies. This is actually old news—the provision to ban the use of federally tax-exempt … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Sports, Stadiums and Arenas, Tax policy

The Knicks Can’t Play Basketball. When Will They at Least Pay Their Taxes? (VICE Sports)

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Neil deMause

In what might be dubbed the NBA’s Year of the Tank, what’s going on at Madison Square Garden is still pretty remarkable. In the last month and a half, the Knicks have traded Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Basketball, Sports, Tax policy

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