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Originally Posted by gales0678

how spending can just go on and on in these times is outrageous , but the unions control a lot of votes in Albany and they are going to put people in power who will give them what they want

i don't agree with everything golisano does , but , in this case how is he not right , at some point you just can't keep raising taxes on top income earners , it just isn't sustainable, wall st sent a lot of tax $ to albany every year and a lot of the firms have gone busto - the spending spree cannot go on forever - don't for get the $ from the feds this year won't be here 2-3 years from now , where is albany going to make up the loss of these funds - it's simple it's going to come from middle class workers across the state through higher property taxes , school taxes and income taxes unless of course the cut spending , which is highly unlikely

I don't like Patterson but the one thing he is trying to do is curb spending. The problem is the political system is so corrupt here that it is hard for him to do.

The federal money isn't a problem. New York has had a policy that we serve every customer who comes through our doors at the One Stop Centers around the state. Then the customers with the most need are given advanced training services with the normal money we get from the feds for the WIA program. All that the additional stimulus money is being used for is to be able to offer training for a much larger percentage of the customer base and to fund a summer youth employment program. Once the stimulus money is gone we will revert to how it was before.

For the stimulus money provided for UI, the state just extended unemployment benefits to 72 weeks. Once the stimulus money is gone the number of benefit weeks will be reduced. So no problem once that money is gone.

Contrary to popular belief the states can't simply take the stimulus money and use it to fund existing programs in place of normal funds. It has to be used for an expansion of service which will simply be contracted when the stimulus money runs out.