(October 28, 2008) AQE Responds to News of $12 Billion Projected Deficit
“Governor Paterson’s apparent resistance to even considering asking the wealthiest New Yorkers to be part of the solution to our state’s problems is completely unrealistic and does not provide any the added resources we need to stimulate a turn around in our economy. The chair of Governor Paterson’s own council of economic advisors, Joseph Stiglitz, has as recently as March advised that New York look to raise revenue as part of a balanced approach of shared sacrifice rather than close its budget gap through cuts alone,” said Billy Easton, Executive Director of the Alliance for Quality Education.
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