Well, liberals actually believe that. From what I learned from the liberals here, wealth is set at a fixed amount, the government creates jobs, and over half my money should go to the state because the state is the only entity in the world that knows how to build to a road.

lordaction: Well, liberals actually believe that. From what I learned from the liberals here, wealth is set at a fixed amount, the government creates jobs, and over half my money should go to the state because the state is the only entity in the world that knows how to build to a road.

How many roads have you built?

WTF? An "article" that is a one sentence, month old quote is greenlit?

have a reputation for being anti-business

Yes. When I hear New York, the last thing I think of is business.

What does 'anti-business' mean these days? The local government doesn't pay for every company's every expense with tax revenues?

I own property in both MA and NY, and I pay less in "taxachusetts" than I do in NY for a more expensive piece of property, also the sales tax and income tax is lower. MA also has some of the best schools in the country and when you drive over the border in the winter you will see they take care of their roads better.

NY is an embarrassment, don't let partisanship get in the way of that fact.

Jake Havechek: lordaction: Well, liberals actually believe that. From what I learned from the liberals here, wealth is set at a fixed amount, the government creates jobs, and over half my money should go to the state because the state is the only entity in the world that knows how to build to a road.

How many roads have you built?

I've built 2 as a kid for access to my family cabin.

Weird. It's almost as if some Democrats are in bed with big business, too.

That's earth-shattering.

I think from now on, the only logical thing to do is vote Republican.

MyRandomName: How many roads have you built?

I've built 2 as a kid for access to my family cabin.

Your society thanks your contribution.

Wendy's Chili: Yes. When I hear New York, the last thing I think of is business.

Exactly. I mean, I can't think of a SINGLE business in that state. That's why nobody lives there, too.

/WTF, Cuomo?

Headso: I own property in both MA and NY, and I pay less in "taxachusetts" than I do in NY for a more expensive piece of property, also the sales tax and income tax is lower. MA also has some of the best schools in the country and when you drive over the border in the winter you will see they take care of their roads better.

NY is an embarrassment, don't let partisanship get in the way of that fact.

real estate taxes in NYC are surprisingly reasonable. wackchester and long island, on the other hand are retarded

Taxes are too high in NY, I'll never own a home here. But "anti-business" has come to mean "having any regulation or taxes at all on business", and it's bullshiat.

Jackson Herring: God I can't stand the farking Post. It's the YouTube comments of newspapers.

And they block access from a iPad browser and force to use their app instead...

\time to find a work around
\\gotta be one somewhere

A Terrible Human: Jake Havechek: How many roads have you built?

He built all of them while at the same time fighting off communist,marxists,fascist,muslim,atheist libs.

it isn't that hard...i live on a private road, every so often we all chip in and hire a contractor to fix it.

What bugs me is all the entitled people driving around the signs and gates to drive on my road without paying me taxes for the wear and tear they create. So much so everyone also put up gates and chains on their driveways. It's comical when someone drags a trailer past the dozens of "dead end", "no turn around" and "do not enter" signs and gates.

Yeah that 90 percent tax rate during the 40s 50s and 60s sure did give us a terrible economy unlike the great one we have today with low taxes.

SBWorks: Jackson Herring: God I can't stand the farking Post. It's the YouTube comments of newspapers.

And they block access from a iPad browser and force to use their app instead...

\time to find a work around
\\gotta be one somewhere

I think the best work around is probably to stop farking reading the farking New York Post.

Jake Havechek: How many roads have you built?

Hmmm. Maybe six roads. Twenty or so bridges. A couple tunnels. One shaft.

dumbobruni: real estate taxes in NYC are surprisingly reasonable. wackchester and long island, on the other hand are retarded

Having lived in Westchester the Bestchester nearly my entire life, I can say that this is entirely accurate.

/they're also horrendously regressive

dumbobruni: Headso: I own property in both MA and NY, and I pay less in "taxachusetts" than I do in NY for a more expensive piece of property, also the sales tax and income tax is lower. MA also has some of the best schools in the country and when you drive over the border in the winter you will see they take care of their roads better.

NY is an embarrassment, don't let partisanship get in the way of that fact.

real estate taxes in NYC are surprisingly reasonable. wackchester and long island, on the other hand are retarded

When you get the senior discount like my mother gets on her house real estate taxes in ny make it a very good place to own property.

Alphax: What does 'anti-business' mean these days? The local government doesn't pay for every company's every expense with tax revenues?

That and allow businesses to pay their workers what ever they want, (next to nothing) and put those workers into what ever working conditions they want, (unsafe environments).

Apparently, being ethical is anti-business.

Also, who does he think he is fooling? If you tax the millionaires in NYC, they aren't going to up and move away to lower taxing cities like Birmingham, Alabama. They are going to play their taxes because they want to live in NYC. Green Acres doesn't happen in real life.

I guess nobody is going to ask him; where is the money going to come from?

//decaying infrastructure, under-funded pensions, police and fire layoffs...

mekki: Also, who does he think he is fooling? If you tax the millionaires in NYC, they aren't going to up and move away to lower taxing cities like Birmingham, Alabama. They are going to play their taxes because they want to live in NYC. Green Acres doesn't happen in real life.

This, also. When firms start leaving Wall Street/Madison Avenue and the Yankees leave town we can talk about New York being "anti-business".

Jackson Herring: God I can't stand the farking Post. It's the YouTube comments of newspapers.

Oh, it's much worse that that. It's the twitter of newspapers.

As long as the global wealth pilfering machine is firmly planted in the granite of Wall Street, the tax rates can remain high and the hurdles to jump to open a business can be plentiful and people will still live there. What do you think they're going to do Coumo, get a real job?

I have an idea--

I think it would make an incredible statement if hundreds of these downtrodden businessmen just trying to get by in New York, like, say the investment bankers on Wall Street, were to, er....I guess "occupy" is the best word...occupy a park in Albany until Cuomo does something to rectify this horrible state of affairs.

qorkfiend: mekki: Also, who does he think he is fooling? If you tax the millionaires in NYC, they aren't going to up and move away to lower taxing cities like Birmingham, Alabama. They are going to play their taxes because they want to live in NYC. Green Acres doesn't happen in real life.

This, also. When firms start leaving Wall Street/Madison Avenue and the Yankees leave town we can talk about New York being "anti-business".

The brick-and-mortars aren't leaving; they're NY institutions. The ones (businesses or buildings; take your pick) that don't fail will be around for the next century.

However, the people running them will continue to move to North Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, etc (or outside the City/Borough lines) to avoid these onerous costs.

// they'll protest a $5,000 tax hike, but will happily spend $10,000 on the X-TREEM Rugged Sports package (a cargo net, wood paneling and a GPS) for the second Benz
// also, it's desirable land - it's gonna cost more to live and/or do business there

Satanic_Hamster: Jake Havechek: How many roads have you built?

Hmmm. Maybe six roads. Twenty or so bridges. A couple tunnels. One shaft.

Shut your mouth!

monoski: I guess nobody is going to ask him; where is the money going to come from?

//decaying infrastructure, under-funded pensions, police and fire layoffs...


It comes from being pro-business.

Driving wealth to your state, instead of away from it, and growing the tax base.

Oh, and removing public unions which are half the money problems.

You wouldn't be burning through your tax revenue to pay for rediculously fat public pensions if there were no rediculously fat public pensions.

Dr Dreidel: However, the people running them will continue to move to North Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, etc (or outside the City/Borough lines) to avoid these onerous costs.

Sure, the people will move, but the businesses (and their taxes) won't...

Dr Dreidel: / they'll protest a $5,000 tax hike, but will happily spend $10,000 on the X-TREEM Rugged Sports package (a cargo net, wood paneling and a GPS) for the second Benz

I like the guys that have to throw around tons of cash to get their helipads in CT. approved so they can avoid 1.4% tax "hikes".

TheMysticS: Satanic_Hamster: Jake Havechek: How many roads have you built?

Hmmm. Maybe six roads. Twenty or so bridges. A couple tunnels. One shaft.

Shut your mouth!

But I'm just talking about my shaft.

Thune: You wouldn't be burning through your tax revenue to pay for rediculously fat public pensions if there were no rediculously fat public pensions

Why pay them anything at all?

Bob16: Yeah that 90 percent tax rate during the 40s 50s and 60s sure did give us a terrible economy unlike the great one we have today with low taxes.


And you accuse Conservatives of wanting to live in the past!
Hypocrite.

Thune: It comes from being pro-business.

What's that mean?

Thune: monoski: I guess nobody is going to ask him; where is the money going to come from?

//decaying infrastructure, under-funded pensions, police and fire layoffs...


It comes from being pro-business.

Driving wealth to your state, instead of away from it, and growing the tax base.

Oh, and removing public unions which are half the money problems.

You wouldn't be burning through your tax revenue to pay for rediculously fat public pensions if there were no rediculously fat public pensions.

This is my favorite current political euphemism. They can't say "Raise taxes on the poor" so they say "grow the tax base".

The terrorists attacked NYC because of it high taxes were driving away too many international businesses.

/wait, that doesn't seem right.

HotWingConspiracy: Thune: It comes from being pro-business.

What's that mean?

When a republican says that it means employ race to the bottom policies and mimic China in environmental, labor protections, and wages.

84Charlie: Bob16: Yeah that 90 percent tax rate during the 40s 50s and 60s sure did give us a terrible economy unlike the great one we have today with low taxes.


And you accuse Conservatives of wanting to live in the past!
Hypocrite.

Oh yeah am I ever bad. That was me shiatting on that cop car ya know.

Trying to change the subject ?

I wouldn't say NYC is anti-business, but it does seem to be pro-urine. It's an amazing city in some ways, but I swear, every time I've visited, even the multi-million dollar neighborhoods smell like someone just peed on them. Plus, it seems like there is no such thing as dumpsters or trash cans. Everyone just piles black trash bags out on the sidewalk. Different culture, I guess, can't judge.

Headso: HotWingConspiracy: Thune: It comes from being pro-business.

What's that mean?

When a republican says that it means employ race to the bottom policies and mimic China in environmental, labor protections, and wages.


No, when a Republican says that, DEMOCRATS say it means "employ race to the bottom policies and mimic China in environmental, labor protections, and wages".

But thats not what it means.

What it means is remaining globally competitive so you don't chase jobs out of the country.

Oh too late. Thanks Unions.