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TEN LEGISLATIVE IDEAS TO REDUCE SCHOOL TAXES


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The Power of One Foundation This site address a growing psychological and social bullying

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THOMAS JEFFERSON "I place economy among the first and most important virtues, and public debt as the greatest of dangers. To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with

perpetual debt. If we can prevent the Government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of caring for them, we will be happy."

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2009 PROPERTY TAX CAP IS CRAP 

Andrea Vecchio

EJ  McMahon
If you want to live on Long Island support the Original Tax Cap
       Controls Spending  1 Vote  No tax increase referendum
  For  the Original 2008 New York State Tax Cap Bill Summary
 Gov Paterson turned his back on property tax cap Newsday
  For  2009 New York State Tax Cap Bill Summary
  For 2009  New York State Tax Cap Bill
 Andrea Vecchio’s Speech to the Governor 
CAP School District Pensions at $80,000
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Sandra Peddie

Jumbo pensions' spark state funding debate (Newsday)

 2007-8 gross Teacher & Administrator salaries   

 Teacher can retire at 73% + no state tax or with 3 years at 55 

Annual LI retired Teacher & Administrator TRS pensions  

Annual LI Retired NYS employee pensions   

Kerby's Korner (research, news clips & wow ) 

Graham Kerby
Kerby’s korner NYS Education Statistics simplified 
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Laura Pandelakis Understanding the Property Tax crisis
Tax Savvy’s truth about US educational  results 
Actual spending, member Items, Salaries

Benjamin Franklin The new republic could survive only if the people were virtuous in the sense of attention to civic duty and rejected corruption. 

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                               2009-10 Budget       Est Tax Levy         Fund Balance used to reduce taxes) 
Nassau Budgets       $4,919,287,997    $3,783,400,234   $137,376,240 (last yrs overcharges)
Suffolk Budgets         $5,312,849,880    $3,319,108,690   $142,212,111 (last yrs overcharges)
Long Island Budgets  $10,430,988,386     $7,102,508,924        $279,588,351          
   NYS Mandates everything and only  pays  $2.8 Billion.  LI Homeowners pay $7.3 Billion     
   Cost Per Pupil  ... Nassau     206,119 Students  2009-10  Cost Per Pupil  $23,866  
                                 ... Suffolk      245,894 Students  2009-10  Cost Per Pupil  $21,590      
       $1.26 Billion of Taxpayer overcharges are sitting in School District Banks
       Suffolk Co      Reserves $456,166,098  &  Un Appropriated Funds $164,836,681
       Nassau  Co   Reserves $466,946,307  &  Un Appropriated Funds $173,831,044

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 PROPERTY TAX CAP

Gov  Paterson

Tom Suozz
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Mike Fitzpatrick

Dean Skelos 

     If you want to live on Long Island with your kids support the Tax Cap
 Controls Spending  1 Vote  No tax increase referendum
 
   Paterson Revives  Tax Cap
   Commission on Property Tax  Relief Tax Cap Final Report
 Property Tax Cap Could save New York
 Teachers Union buys Senate
 Why Silver & other bums stay in power (NYDaily News)
 2.5% Tax Cap Massachusetts is #1 in Education 
 LIFER Supports Tax Cap-Circuit Breaker Legislation
 NYS  Assembly Republicans Support  Tax Cap
 NYS Senate OKs school tax cap
 Skelos Presses for Tax Cap at Leaders Meeting    
 How Dean Skelos can save LI 
 Gov Paterson,  Suozzi & Vecchio’s call for Cap

 Republican’s Reverse Course on Tax Cap

 Empire Center For NYS Policy’s Case for the Tax Cap
 Newsday Tax Cap op-ed
  Why people are leaving Iong Island

Goodbye LI

Click for LIFER on how to save Long Island

The source of repressive Long Island taxation lies in the restrictive legislation passed in Albany at the behest of special interest groups to the detriment of the taxpayer. Shifting the source of revenue from property taxes to income taxes does nothing to stop the spending.

According To The Rauch Foundation click for  survey. 56% of Long Islanders said it was somewhat or very likely they could leave Long Island in the next five years. 85% state property tax increases are a serious problem and 67% believe Teacher-Administrator Salary and Benefits are the reasons behind school tax increases.

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