While New Yorkers don't drink a lot of coffee per capita there are a lot of us, so here is my plan to SAVE NEW YORK...
A $0.10 tax per coffee or tea drink.
$0.10 isn't a lot of money. However, I buy a cup of coffee every day, so...that represents an additional $36.00 in taxes that New York can collect.
The estimated population for New York was 19306183 in 2006.
Let's play around and say that one fifth of those are dedication coffee drinkers, buying at least 4 coffees per week.
That's $80 million in additional revenue for the state.
I know that $80 million is a drop in the bucket compared to the $47 billion deficit over the next four years, but...
I really want the skating rink in the Empire State Plaza to open up...
On that for a second...
Gov. Patterson called the legislature back for a special session...which accomplished nothing and cost the tax payers of New York "hundreds of thousands of dollars" when the operating cost of the Skate Rink would be $150 k.
Edit:
Apparently, I missed a "protest" on Saturday night. (Via All Over Albany)
Shouldn't someone with your world view look to corporate sponsors to fund the skating rink?
ReplyDeleteIN NYC "The Pond" at Bryant Park is sponsored by Citi. I hear they have TONS of money, enough to also sponsor a ball park in Queens.
Maybe you can get one of those fat cats on Wall Street to pitch in for some free ad space.
Now, I know I have not lived here that long, so this is not a tradition for me, (and my kids at too young to enjoy it), but REALLY??? THIS is what people are outraged about?
@FAU
ReplyDeleteMy neighborhood in Albany is undeniably ugly, largely thanks to that architectural monstrosity that is the Empire State Plaza.
Is it too much to ask that one of the only nice things about it stay open?
It is enjoyable on a winter day to walk by and see children and adults happily engaged in something joyful.
Would it be better for New Yorkers if we were to spend our time and money on three diamond escorts or sleeping with someone else in a cheesy motel?