Originally Posted by
Breezy
I think we definitely need a strong safety net, but that does not mean anything goes.
Here's an example: Chris Collins closed the three county health clinics serving mostly poor people in Buffalo, yet, the clinics were actually turning a profit for the county. Well, from my view, that was a cold-hearted mistake, especially since the clinics were turning a profit. Mark Poloncarz reopened one of the three last year, and I support that. After all, the clinic was turning a profit before it was shuttered by Collins, and once closed I would assume that people simply went to the emergency room for treatment, at a huge cost to taxpayers.
Your angst here is very misleading anyway, in terms of Poloncarz and the "Highest taxes in the country, Medicaid overwhelming everything else and bloated government. His solution is MORE taxes." As a homeowner myself, I've read a lot over the years about that, and like you I sure do not like taxes, but you are anything but fair. Heck, you mislead readers, NY The Vampire State.
It's the schools and local governments that provide the taxes that go way over the top, not the county or Poloncarz. The county is the lowest tax, and the county here (Erie County) is among the lowest of the low in the State of New York. Poloncarz has ZERO influence on the school tax or the town/village tax.
Are you sure you're not referring to Dino's town taxes???