RSS Feed for Taxes & SpendingCategory: Taxes & Spending

Clueless Mayor Matt Ryan Sounds Like (But Isn’t) a Fiscal Conservative »

The closer we get to election year, the more Binghamton Mayor Matt Ryan (Democrat, Citizen Action flunky, socialist) sounds like a conservative Republican. But don’t let his rhetoric fool you.
Today’s Press & Sun-Bulletin runs a story with the headline, Ryan freezes city hiring. The story reports the hammer has come down: No new hiring for [...]

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton Identifies the “Real Cause” of New York’s Budget Mess »

This one “takes the cake” folks. Our do-nothing, supremely narcissistic Senator, Hillary Rodham Clinton, blames President George W. Bush for the mess that is New York’s budget. What? Ole George reached out from Washington and MADE us spend $47 billion on Medicaid–more than any other state in the country? Ole George forced millions of [...]

My Easy Fix for the New York State Budget Shortfall »

Sooner or later New York State’s budget will come crashing down. Looks like it might be sooner.
Our illustrious, philandering governor (no, not Spitzer who was dumb enough to pay for sex, but Paterson, who gets his illicit sex for free)… will have a live televised address later today to announce the Empire State is running [...]

New York Taxpayers Pay $13,636 per Parking Spot at Binghamton Airport »

Asphalt, being an oil-based product, has always been pricey. But I didn’t realize the prices had reached $13,636 per parking spot–that is, a space big enough for one vehicle to park in. That’s the price New York State taxpayers just paid for 88 new parking spots at the Greater Binghamton Airport. From today’s Press & [...]

Fishing and Welfare Cheats »

A few regular readers have commented to me (in person or via email) that they miss my periodic rants on this blog. The past few weeks have been busy ones. I expect they will remain and get busier! But that’s no excuse for not writing.
One of the things I’ve been doing is spending time with [...]