Supporting Candidates Who Will Fight to Lower Taxes
We need to lower our taxes, but there are good ways and very bad ways to do it.
More than 70% of our property taxes in Yorktown go to our schools. We need excellent schools – we don’t want to cut programs. Though the 2% cap has held down local taxes, we need the State to take over a larger share of school budgets – a GOOD WAY to lower our property taxes. Inexplicably, Assemblyman Byrne, has not supported proposed increases in aid to our school districts in each year’s budget.
A GOOD WAY to lower our state taxes (if you are not a multi-millionaire) would be for millionaires to pick up a larger share of the tax burden. Incredibly, Astorino and Bryne oppose a small increase in millionaires’ tax rate.
Four years ago, Trump’s plan to lower tax rates on corporations might have seemed like a good idea to stimulate the economy and stock market. But the benefits didn’t trickle down to most people and (even before the pandemic hit) led to a $1.9 trillion dollar deficit which we, our children and grandchildren will have to pay off with interest. To help fund the cuts he took away our State and Local Tax Deductions – REALLY BAD IDEAS.
As county executive, Astorino placed a similar burden on us by borrowing money to pay for ongoing operating expenses, (which trashed the county’s credit rating), and for 8 years, Astorino did not give county workers raises – HORRIBLE WAYS to reduce taxes!
I am voting for Mondaire Jones for Congress, Pete Harckham for State Senate, and Stephanie Keegan for State Assembly because they will fight for us – we the hard-working people of NY – and not for the interests of millionaires and giant corporations.
Mary Jane Kilian
Yorktown Heights
