Governor Paterson To Rob Us Blind
Tags: big brother, David Paterson, diet soda, indian reservations, Massachusetts, tax burden, taxes, taxpayer, welfare grants
I thought the worst was behind me when I left Massachusetts… but apparently New York is just as bad, if not worse, than the Bay State when it comes finding new ways to rob taxpayer. As I reported earlier, Governor Paterson wants to start collecting taxes on tobacco products sold on Indian reservations… well he also other ideas to close the budget gap… including new taxes on clothing, gasoline. and a so-called “obesity” tax on non-diet soda.
Adding insult to injury, Paterson is increasing welfare grants and making it easier for people to get on welfare.
While taxpayers will struggle with a bigger tax burden, people on welfare will get more money they didn’t earn.
And then there’s this bogus “obesity” tax on non-diet soda. I am sorry but why is the government trying tell us what we eat and drink? This is what Big Brother is all about.
Matt Margolis is co-author (with Mark Noonan) of Caucus of Corruption: The Truth About The New Democratic Majority. He also blogs at Blogs For Victory. Follow Matt on Twitter.
Rob us blind? Poor choice of words, mayhaps?
[...] Matt at Dec 16th, 2008 So, not only is Governor Paterson increasing welfare grants for those who don’t pay taxes… he is financially raping those of us who do. Here is a list of some new fees and taxes [...]
Patterson simply “can’t see” the harm de does to the upstate economy, as is the case of every New York democrat.