By The Associated Press
Some of the wealthiest New Yorkers are asking the state to raise their taxes.
Eighty people including George Soros, Steven Rockefeller and Abigail
Disney wrote to lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo saying they
and other top earners should pay more to support schools, roads, bridges
and programs to help poor and homeless residents of the state.
"Now is the time to invest in the long-term economic viability of New
York," the letter reads. "We need to invest in pathways out of poverty
and up the economic ladder for all of our fellow citizens, including
strong public education from pre-K to college. And, we need to invest in
the fragile bridges, tunnels, waterlines, public buildings, and roads
that we all depend on."
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Source: The New York Daily News (via The Empire Report)
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