"This is great tax, because it’s voluntary. You don’t pay if you don’t want to, [said VSEA Legislative Coordinator Conor Casey]. It’s estimated that the proposal would raise $9-$10 million in revenue for the state."
Revenue generation?? What a novel concept!
Question & Answer Appear In First Video Clip.
4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Monday:
"The House and Senate Committees on Appropriations will hold a joint public hearing on Vermont Interactive Television (V.I.T.) to give Vermonters throughout the state an opportunity to express their views about the state budget for fiscal year 2012."
"…two coalitions of labor unions and their allies are mounting campaigns aimed chiefly at persuading Mr. Cuomo to extend the so-called millionaire’s tax, a state surcharge on high-income New Yorkers that is scheduled to expire in December. The tax, which Mr. Cuomo wants to eliminate, could bring in billions of dollars in revenue in the next few years…"
VT Public Assets just showed $190 million coming back to the state’s wealthiest… Hmmm…
"On an annual basis, full-time state and local employee government employees in Michigan are undercompensated by approximately 5.3% compared with similar private sector workers."