Just breaking… Can’t wait to see all the details and to see if this will have any impact on the economy.

Deal Reached on Tax Rebates for Stimulus
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic and Republican congressional leaders reached a tentative deal Thursday on tax rebates of $300 to $1,200 per family and business tax cuts to jolt the […]

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We will have to see how far “upstate” any of this will go and how long it will take. As far as I’m concerned a serious cut in property taxes, funding the unfunded mandates, reforming the Taylor law, Wickes law and every other impediment to our growth like TOLLS, would help the economy up here. […]

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Figures, the third highest paid legislature in the country and a pay raise is how Spitzer will heal the self inflicted wounds. We pay, we always pay for their ineptness, their dysfunction and their inability to get any thing done that will actually benefit us VS them. Maybe they just want to move up to […]

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INSIGHT
“No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the legislature is in session.” —Judge Gideon Tucker
“What is euphemistically called government-corporate ‘partnership’ is just government coercion, political favoritism, collectivist industrial policy, and old-fashioned federal boondoggles nicely wrapped up in a bright-colored ribbon. It doesn’t work.” —Ronald Reagan
“Mental fight means thinking against the current, […]

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a billion 7 in fee increases… I’m not really sure if that means $1 Billion, 700 Million or not. You can say till the cows come home that he did not raise taxes, but what is a FEE? A fee is a tax just a dedicated use tax like a toll, license, title fee, etc…. […]

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Why don’t we just put the whole economy in New York on gambling industry. We need more, and more… … One time shots don’t fix anything just put it off to the future. We need fiscal reform in this state and an end to these types of gimmicks. But, stupid is as stupid does.

Spitzer backs […]

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If we are to ever understand why the Justice system in so many cases just does not work this is why. Loaded illegal weapons, case dismissed, innocent man killed. How sad is this.

A Gunman Released
A hasty decision by a D.C. judge is followed by a murder.
D’ANGELO THOMAS, 18, was arrested in the early hours […]

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Sure blame us. To blame Grand Island for the Seneca Casino in Niagara Falls and the fiscal woes of that city is ludicrous. We fought tooth and nail to keep Grand Island and the casinos completely separate. We did not want the island to be used as a gambling chip and I don’t think […]

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Anyone want to take a wild guess what Spitzers budget will be this year? Last year he jumped it up 11 Billion. With all he promised this year, it will surely grow by at least that amount. But no new taxes?

`No new taxes?’ Don’t bet on it even if it’s a sure thing
ALBANY, N.Y. - […]

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AerialView
Is this what the future holds for Grand Island Tolls ?
Is this what the future holds for us, toll booths actually on the island at the foot of the south bridge?
Over the past few years alot of talk has surrounded easing the traffic backup at the south bridges.
My solution has been eliminating the toll booths […]

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