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Hunger
Action Network is part of the “There’s a Better Choice
for New York” campaign.
A
fair budget invests in all of New York’s citizens. We have
to support important priorities that preserve the promise of New
York, while protecting the most vulnerable – the children,
elderly and poor. We have a responsibility to ensure that the promise
of a good education is not erased from the futures of our children;
that access to health care is not based on income level; and vital
services that contribute to the overall well-being of our state
are not wiped out of existence.
The
multi-billion dollar state budget deficits over the past several
years requires special action by the Governor and Legislature. But
the answer is not in spending cuts and increased fees. Nor is the
answer shifting the burden to the property tax. The answer is sharing
the burden between all of the participants in New York State; revenue
options exist that close the budget deficit and do not punish the
lower and middle classes. A fair budget makes corporations pay their
fair share; stops sweetheart deals that take away jobs from state
workers; ends the abuse of the Empire Zones; and develops a fair
and equitable income tax structure in NYS. To learn more about the
campaign, go to http://www.abetterchoiceforny.org/
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Hunger
Action will be conducting workshops in New York City and across
the State to train individuals and organizations on the State Budget
and the campaign's revenue alternatives. For NYC, please contact
Kim Gilliland
and for upstate, contact Mark
Dunlea to schedule the workshops.

Corporate
Accountability Campaign
NY
Still Taxes the Poor to Pay for Cuts for the Rich in 2005-06 Budget
100s
of Faith, Labor, Community Groups: Reform Taxes to Solve State
Budget Crisis; Reverse Tax Cuts for Wealthy, Close Corporate Loophole
The
corporate income tax laws of the majority of states are riddled
with loopholes that permit many large multistate corporations to
avoid paying tax on a significant share of their profits. The growing
sophistication of corporations in exploiting these flaws has undoubtedly
contributed to the declining significance of the corporate income
tax in state tax structures over the past two decades.
A new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities examines
three common corporate income tax loopholes that should be closed
to raise additional revenues for states. http://www.centeronbudget.org/4-9-02sfp.htm

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Hunger
Action is also working in New York City with the Budget for
a Livable NYC Coalition to promote more equitable solutions
to the city budget deficit, including a number of reasonable
and modest revenue options. Please use the link below to sign
on to the coalition and get additional information on the
campaign. For further questions, contact Bich Ha Pham at HANNYS
(212) 741-8192, Ext. 1# or bhpham@hungeractionnys.org
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