Blue State Blues: Paying Top Dollar and Getting Bupkis
17th April 2024
If you pay New York state taxes, you’re paying top dollar and getting bupkis. Nothing in the budget deal announced in Albany on Tuesday changes that.
State tax money is supposed to provide services and improve the state’s economic outlook. But a report released last week shows the state’s economic prospects plunging to dead last among the 50 states.
As for services, New York ranks 47th, fourth from the bottom, in what residents get for the money, according to WalletHub.
New York spends the most per public school student, but students perform worse by every measure than students in neighboring states.
New York’s roads rank 45th, according to MoneyGeek. The potholes and pavement roughness cost the average New York driver $715 a year in repairs, fuel and wear and tear. You need a Sherman tank to navigate the Bruckner Expressway.