Hope for the residents and taxpayers in the city it is NOT Ferrari. Though interesting, he claims he wants to get everyone to pay taxes (Gazette Oct 6) because if everyone paid the taxes would go down. Wonder if he means that the millionaires downtown would have to pay their FULL SHARE because if the downtown property owners paid their FULL SHARE, that would mean everyone's taxes would go down. Highly unlikely he is implying that downtown should pay taxes, he just wants the financially struggling homeowners to pay theirs even if they can't afford it, which is why they don't pay, they can't, well, except for the political cronies of Ferrari's party, e.g., Marcella, Gilmore the Metroplex architect and wife Mary Gilmore--the board of assessment appointee, the Proctor's employee with the handout from the city (no interest, no pay back schedule mortgage) who tapes the city council meetings, the former DEM councilman, the DEM co legislator (ok only one payment, maybe a mistake but if he makes such a mistake with is own finances, what does he do with the county financies?). I see he supports the taxpayer funded city real estate business.
I see Barnes would call for an IMMEDIATE citywide reassessment.
Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
Taxes never go down and if they do it is your token small % during election time. Any future surplus income or even if all homeowners paid their taxes, it would no doubt go to raises/benefits,new hires,new equipment purchases,paying off the Gen.Serv. Garage on Foster Ave. In other words there are many holes that that added $ would fill. Seriously doubt lowering taxes would be high on that list. Sounds good though doesn't it? As a talking points yes, realistically no. Even additional revenues from the possible casino would somehow fall through the cracks for "emergencies" and the like. Unless such additonal income was etched in stone and legislatively earmarked for tax relief, and binding for this and future administrations, it would probably be sidetracked to somewhere else as well.
Taxes never go down and if they do it is your token small % during election time. Any future surplus income or even if all homeowners paid their taxes, it would no doubt go to raises/benefits,new hires,new equipment purchases,paying off the Gen.Serv. Garage on Foster Ave. In other words there are many holes that that added $ would fill. Seriously doubt lowering taxes would be high on that list. Sounds good though doesn't it? As a talking points yes, realistically no. Even additional revenues from the possible casino would somehow fall through the cracks for "emergencies" and the like. Unless such additonal income was etched in stone and legislatively earmarked for tax relief, and binding for this and future administrations, it would probably be sidetracked to somewhere else as well.
Bingo!
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Taxes never go down and if they do it is your token small % during election time. Any future surplus income or even if all homeowners paid their taxes, it would no doubt go to raises/benefits,new hires,new equipment purchases,paying off the Gen.Serv. Garage on Foster Ave. In other words there are many holes that that added $ would fill. Seriously doubt lowering taxes would be high on that list. Sounds good though doesn't it? As a talking points yes, realistically no. Even additional revenues from the possible casino would somehow fall through the cracks for "emergencies" and the like. Unless such additonal income was etched in stone and legislatively earmarked for tax relief, and binding for this and future administrations, it would probably be sidetracked to somewhere else as well.
I agree.. And that's exactly why I'm leaving Schenectady County as soon as it's logistically possible.
"Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock out the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it is victorious." - Author Unknown
Ferrari is another puppet that just wants to get paid and push the Democrats agenda which is more tax breaks for rich developers and continuance of tax increases by sqeezing the struggling city tax payers out the door of their houses. #WAKE UP SCHENECTADY VOTE FOR REAL CHANGE
I agree.. And that's exactly why I'm leaving Schenectady County as soon as it's logistically possible.
well....FINALLY......someone with brains!!! ^5
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
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nuff said 
