Keep Young Professionals in New York

Calling all young professionals. The Capital Region needs you.

That's the message of a marketing campaign launched Wednesday by two chambers of commerce and backed by Albany International Airport and many of the area's colleges and universities.

http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=673557&category=BUSINESS&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=3/20/2008

The problem here is; if New York continues to tax its residents and businesses where is the incentive to stay in New York and plant roots and raise a family. Young people are leaving because they have seen their parents struggle in New York for years and believe there is probably not a future for them here. With high utilities, high gas taxes, high property taxes and no end in sight with regards to state spending they would be foolish to stay in New York.

What we need to do is put a cap on spending which will ultimately reduce spending and lower taxes. This would allow people to save more and spend more which in turn would generate more revenue for the state.

When elected I would propose legislation that would put a cap on spending until had control over what were spending New York’s citizens’ hard-earned income on. Then let New Yorker’s decide what to spend their money on.