There she goes again — Kathy Hochul is playing New Yorkers for suckers.
Her latest hokum is a plan to give taxpayers an “inflation refund” of up to $500, depending on income. Look at it this way: Thanks to her hitting commuters with a $9-a-day congestion tax starting next month, the $500 would be the equivalent of about three months of the fee.
The state budget is now a whopping $237 billion, an increase of nearly $100 billion in 10 years, and it’s never enough. Capitulation on spending At her inflation-refund stunt, she trotted out her version of Bill Clinton’s “I feel your pain” by talking about growing up eating “Hamburger Helper.” She didn’t say much about soaring inflation for four years under Bidenomics, and only appears to be paying attention now because ofWith her own re-election campaign coming up in 2026, Hochul hears footsteps and is obviously trying to buy votes.
More broadly, the way she has mishandled the cost-of-living issue fits the pattern of how she ducks and dodges all serious problems. Despite claiming repeatedly that keeping New Yorkers safe is her top priority, Hochul’s done next-to-nothing to make a significant difference.
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