Article from For Liberty by Norn Leahy.
New York Gov. Mario Cuomo said that unless the federal government sends a new round of aid to states, then he will have no choice but to send state income tax bills to the thousands of out-of-state volunteer health care workers who responded to his plea for help with the coronavirus.
According to the Wall Street Journal’s Steve Malanga, Cuomo says New York can’t “provide what he called ‘subsidies’ to guest workers.”
As Patrick Gleason notes, Cuomo’s cash grab has as much to do with cleaning up a pre-existing budget mess as it does any COVID-19 related shock:
In light of Governor Cuomo’s demands, it’s important to remember that New York state government’s finances were out of order before the pandemic hit, with a $6 billion budget deficit project at the beginning of the year, well before the current crisis.
“While all states will grapple with shortfalls due to the economic shutdowns, New York’s 11-digit operating deficit can be blamed in part on the state’s own risky policy choices during the late economic expansion,” E.J. McMahon, research director at the Empire Center for Public Policy and a Manhattan Institute adjunct fellow, wrote in an April 20 column.
House Democrats are currently working on a new, $750 billion bailout package for state and local governments. The Senate and the Trump administration are, so far, unwilling to embrace another round of deficit spending. But they have not closed the door entirely.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he will only consider a new round of spending if it includes liability protections for businesses.
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Go to New York City, get mugged. This time by the Governor.
Watch his poll number STILL go up. Lot of stupid NY people.
They better hope they never need this kind of help again. I doubt if these workers would come back and be taken of advantage again. Shame on New York.
Actually the shame falls squarely on the shoulders of Andrew Cuomo and his side kick Di Blasio. Once a corrupt Democrat they never go back to being a honest human being.
The govt. discussed giving the front line healthcare workers a premium for dangerous work? What happened to that stimulus money.
Just asking since NY wants to state tax the medical volunteers?
What happens if someone from out-of-State refuses to pay, and never returns to New York?
My guess is a couple guys with bent noses, named Jimmy the Fish and Louie the nose will hunt them down and report back to their boss, Fredo.
I have the exact same guess!
Comomo has no choice as he and his health care workers bumble how the patients were to be treated and he knows they did nothing to help their cause. https://heavy.com/news/2020/05/nicole-sirotek/?b2np=d&utm_source=heavy-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=05/07/2020
How else can he pay for and to all the illegals he, Mayor Di Blasio, AOC and the rest of our progressives are allowing to hide in our SANCTUARY STATE AND CITY!
No good deed goes unpunished. Right Andy?
Cuomo is a thug he ask for help received it, now wants to hold up the responders. He needs to wait for the money already allocaded to go though the system other places need help to New Work is run by crooks and thieves.
Greedy, heartless, liar, – must be a Demonrat!!!!
Return to sender, address unknown, no such number,
I did an internship under a man who said, “remember this a bastard will always be a bastard, because he has always been an bastard and knows nothing else.”
If you look in the Lexicon of American Phrases you will find Cuomo’s picture illustrating the entry for “Low Life Scum Bag”.
It’s not Mario Cuomo… It’s Andrew Cuomo ✌🏼🤓 I think Mario is his father and the other idiot, his brother, is Fredo.. OOPS, I mean Chris. 🙄 Who works for 🤡NN 😏
What kind of Bull Fecal Material is this ?????? Real ??? This is how you treat people you freaking “New Yorker” ?
If this is how New York treats this eta came to help then to Hell with New York ! Not the people but the fecal
butts you elected who screwed people,e from my state who went to yours to help YOU !!!! Is this how NY treats people who helped you ??????? MAY GOD FORGIVE YOU – ungrateful HOLES ! KEEP EL;ECTING THESE
AND FORGET US EVER HELPING YOU Again !
That’s why I live in Florida. To Hell with NY. If you vote for these bastarts, you deserve what you get.