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At our January 14, 2010, RAC NYSCAR Kick-Off Event, our guest speaker was Brian Sampson, Executive Director of Unshackle Upstate.
Quoted from the Unshackle Upstate website:
“Unshackle Upstate is a bi-partisan coalition of over 70 business and trade organizations representing upwards of 45,000 companies and employing more than 1 million people. They hail from across Upstate New York with one goal: To achieve reforms in Albany that make Upstate a stronger place to do business.
New York residents have consistently paid some of the highest tax rates in the country. And, during an economic recession, the last thing we should have to deal with is more taxes. However, that is not the case. By passing the Deficit Reduction Plan and the 2009-10 state budget, lawmakers in Albany added to our already suffocating burden.
Instead of cutting spending and reducing your taxes, they passed a budget that increased spending nearly 9% and raised more than $8B in new taxes and fees.”
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