New York – Gov. Paterson said on Friday that he’s willing to put a brake on requiring new license plates for New Yorkers beginning next April if the state closes it’s budget crisis this year.
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Paterson made the pledge during a late afternoon interview with WSYR-AM radio in Syracuse after a caller complained about the nickel and diming of motorists being done to help deal with the state’s fiscal crisis.
In addition to raising motor vehicle fees, the state is requiring beginning in April that all motorists purchase new license plates.
“I’ve gotten so many complaints [VIN reported earlier about a petition drive] that I am willing, if we can pass this deficit reduction program, and we come back in January with a $5 billion deficit and having paid our debts without having to go borrowing money from exorbitant sources, in my 2010-2011 budget, I will take another look…I’ll take a look at the whole thing and see if I can’t work a budget without having to do it.”
The license plate measure is projected to mean $129 million in revenue for the state, Pateson said.
“I promise to take another look at it. What I need the pubilc to do is help me get this deficit reduction plan done and then with a $5 billion (deficit), that would raise it to a $5.1 billion (deficit) and I’ll take the challenge.”
Paterson during the interview took another shot at Senate Democrats, accusing them of avoiding hard cuts. He deemed it “very typical legislator thinking: cut everything except what’s important to me.”
“The original plan they submitted was to have flat spending. But as time has gone on, their plan has sounded more political and less substantive.”
He said he’s willing to consider any proposed alternatives to his plan that will provide the state recurring revenue.
Still stinging from some Senate Democratic officials who charged his planned economic address to a joint session of the Legislature Monday is a “photo op,” Paterson personally ripped Senate leaders for traveling to China in October, echoing comments his spokesman made yesterday.
“The governor with the sagging poll numbers was trying to have the session in October and the people who were running the Senate were in China for a trade mission. That’s the photo op.”
Thats the problem…everyone wants more handouts for thier constituencies but don’t want to pay for it. Maybe yidden will take the lead and say “No more subsidiies for our schools and social welfare agencies; no more economcic development grants to chicken schlachthoises in Monsey, no more subsidies for special bus lines; YIDDEN: JUST SAY NO!!
how about the compliance on the water bottle deposit
This is what a Democrat means.
Spend more and tax the people.
Did it ever occur to these democrats to cut their crazy spending?
“I promise to take another look at it.”
Goes to prove what a sneaky liar he is . The man is BLIND as a bat. Get ready to pay up for new plates. Now pay for the water bottle deposit (which started today), and in the near future we are all going to have meters attached to our mouths to charge us for air, and after that to our rear ends to monitor the pollution level ( just like they wanted to impose a special charge on farmers for their bofain [cattle]cause they’re flatulent is adding to the global warming). and after all that YOU will be required to go to a special service station every year for an inspection. Then they will have Real Brownies giving us tickets. Sorry , had to let off some steam(no pun intended) .
Dump the bums out of office.
Let’s use their own words, its time for change.
Next year is elections for everyone in a State position.
the democrats are consistent..they cant help themselves
they will keep spending until they run out of other people’s money to spend.
Since the Dems have taken over the State Senate the State hasn’t stop taxing & spending.
2010, Next year is election let’s take back our State and vote out everyone.
We need real change.
What Patterson is trying to point out is that its the legislature that’s truly at fault, and its not really up to him. The legislature seems intent on distrupting the NY govt operations. I hope people will be fed up enough to vote them out of office.
At the same time, many of us have gotten used to govt handouts, and need to realize that many of them are unsustainable.
Remember that Paterson was not voted in, he just stepped in! He wants to remain famous after 120. Who in their right mind would have voted for him. The person who chose him felt he was a good catch because he can’t see so well…maybe his hearing is affected too!!
Interesting how everybody seems to criticize the governer for any new fees, but Bloomberg who’s idea it was to raise fees instead of income tax goes unchecked.
It’s also intersting to note that those who favor a flat sales tax or fair tax as they call it are dont realize that this is what it’s going to look like. It’ll kill the economy.
So charge me extra money every year. Don’t make me have the extra indignity of having to pay to have the new plates put on, or yet another ticket if I cannot change them before that date.