Chris Smith: Sheldon Silver Is Objectionable, Inevitable
Why this week's budget deal, which should be bad for the State Assembly speaker, unfortunately won't affect his political prospects in the future.
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Why this week's budget deal, which should be bad for the State Assembly speaker, unfortunately won't affect his political prospects in the future.
If you follow the numbers closely, the state will actually rake in $1.7 billion more than they announced under the new budget agreement.
Will a flood of other wealthy New Yorkers follow him? Probably not.
The plan, drafted in secret, has been roundly razzed from almost every corner.
And no matter what, it seems there's no love for the former Cuddle Guv.
Why this 90 percent tax isn't sitting well with so many people, for so many reasons.
Neither the bad economy nor the threat of higher taxes seem to have an affect on the number of people who move out of the city.
Why you shouldn't purposefully lower your income below $250,000.
U2 may be dodging high Irish taxes, but Bono says he'll pass the savings on to you.
Everyone agrees Obama has made a radical departure from the past. But they differ on whether we should celebrate it, or fear it.
Not surprising. But this spells bad news for education and health-care advocates.
Somebody think of the children! And the porn industry!
What if we were to tax, oh, I dunno, BERNIE MADOFF?
Which probably means they're all spotless, right?
State Senate Democrats plan to introduce a bill today to raise income taxes to 10.3 percent on households making over $250,000.
Without a Washington insider overseeing health care, the president has freedom to spread his wings.
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