An Important Message from the NY State Property Tax Reform Coalition

Dear PTR Advocates,

OUR TASK: FUNDING

Our task in Albany now is to identify funding (about $1.1 billion) for the circuit breaker relief program. When the middle class property tax rebate program was cancelled last year, we lobbied to have those funds directed to the CB. Instead, they were put into the general fund. That year ended again with no property tax relief.

This year as you know the NYS Senate passed the circuit breaker legislation but did not fund it. It’s fair to say they passed a “one- house bill” for political cover come fall elections. However we, Coalition and Advocates, are determined to press the issue, find the money, and pass the circuit breaker into law this year.

Here’s the source of funding we’re now fighting for:

While most families and businesses are struggling economically, Wall Street is enjoying record profits — an estimated $61 billion last year. That’s triple the previous record set in 2006 and it adds up to very generous salaries and bonuses, all on the heels of the recent trillion dollar, taxpayer-funded bailout. Wall Street bounced back quickly, but Main Street remains mired in the aftermath of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression — a crisis, by the way, caused in large part by finance sector excesses.

Wall Street could not have recovered so quickly without Main Street’s helping hand.

Now it’s time for Wall Street to return the favor and help Main Street.

PLEASE URGENTLY CALL:

If you agree, will you please tell our legislature: (phone calls preferred)

• Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver: 518-455-3791 or Email address:
speaker@assembly.state.ny.us

• Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson: (518) 455-2788 or
Email address: sampson@senate.state.ny.us

• and your senators and assembly members (list at end of this email)

MESSAGE:

• If you vote to approve a budget that does not include property tax
relief, then we know you’re not serious.

• The Omnibus Property Tax circuit breaker is the only fair way to
protect taxpayers…pass it now!

• Fund our circuit breaker relief with a tax on record Wall Street
bonuses or on their stock transfers. The money’s there; share it!
It’s our turn.

• Your job is on the line!

EMAILS of all legislators (find email address for your assembly
member and senator below):

amedoreg@assembly.state.ny.us,
arroyoc@assembly.state.ny.us,
aubryj@assembly.state.ny.us,
bacallj@assembly.state.ny.us,
ballg@assembly.state.ny.us,
barclaw@assembly.state.ny.us,
barrar@assembly.state.ny.us,
barroni@assembly.state.ny.us,
benedem@assembly.state.ny.us,
benjamm@assembly.state.ny.us,
bingj@assembly.state.ny.us,
boylanw@assembly.state.ny.us,
boylep@assembly.state.ny.us,
bradlea@assembly.state.ny.us,
brennaj@assembly.state.ny.us,
brodskr@assembly.state.ny.us,
brookkrasnya@assembly.state.ny.us,
burlingd@assembly.state.ny.us,
butlerm@assembly.state.ny.us,
cahillk@assembly.state.ny.us,
calhoun@assembly.state.ny.us,
camarak@assembly.state.ny.us,
canestr@assembly.state.ny.us,
carroza@assembly.state.ny.us,
castronl@assembly.state.ny.us,
christensenj@assembly.state.ny.us,
clarkb@assembly.state.ny.us,
coltonw@assembly.state.ny.us,
contej@assembly.state.ny.us,
cookv@assembly.state.ny.us,
corwinj@assembly.state.ny.us,
crouchc@assembly.state.ny.us,
cusickm@assembly.state.ny.us,
cymbros@assembly.state.ny.us,
delmonf@assembly.state.ny.us,
dendekm@assembly.state.ny.us,
destitr@assembly.state.ny.us,
diazr@assembly.state.ny.us,
dinowij@assembly.state.ny.us,
dupreyj@assembly.state.ny.us,
eddingp@assembly.state.ny.us,
engles@assembly.state.ny.us,
errigoj@assembly.state.ny.us,
espaila@assembly.state.ny.us,
farrelh@assembly.state.ny.us,
fieldsg@asembly.state.ny.us,
finchg@assembly.state.ny.us,
fitzpam@assembly.state.ny.us,
gabryszakd@assembly.state.ny.us,
galefs@assembly.state.ny.us,
ganttd@assembly.state.ny.us,
gianarm@assembly.state.ny.us,
giglioj@assembly.state.ny.us,
glickd@assembly.state.ny.us,
gordont@assembly.state.ny.us,
gottfrr@assembly.state.ny.us,
greenea@assembly.state.ny.us,
gunthea@assembly.state.ny.us,
hawleys@assembly.state.ny.us,
hayesj@assembly.state.ny.us,
heastic@assembly.state.ny.us,
hevesia@assembly.state.ny.us,
hikindd@assembly.state.ny.us,
hoyts@assembly.state.ny.us,
hyerspencerd@assembly.state.ny.us,
jacobsr@assembly.state.ny.us,
jaffeee@assembly.state.ny.us,
jeffriesh@assembly.state.ny.us