Priority for 2018 Budget Should be Simple: Cut Property Taxes
Our property taxes are among the highest in the nation.
For starters, the state needs to take over the full cost of JVIedicaid. It is a joint federal and state program largely administered by states and is paid for with federal, state, and local funds. Medicaid provides health insurance for low-income families and individuals, including children, parents, pregnant women, seniors, and people with disabilities. Currently, about one-third of
States have the flexibility to design their Medicaid programs and therefore, eligibility and benefits under Medicaid vary widely from state to state. For example, after the federal government enacted Obamacare,
With the state takeover, the legislation requires the state to make structural changes to the program over a multi-year period that would reduce the overall cost of Medicaid without sacrificing services. Something needs to be done. In 2017-18 the cost of the program reached
In tandem with the Medicaid takeover, the state should also freeze property taxes at the 2018 level then assume the property tax growth of local governments or school districts that stay within the 2 percent tax cap. In addition to this takeover, the legislation specifies that the state create a real property tax redesign team. The redesign team would then be tasked with reducing mandates and finding at least
The legislation, if enacted, would force the state to look at unfunded mandates, which largely determine a locality's total budget For example, in
The bottom line is rising property taxes make it difficult for businesses and residents to afford owning a home or business in
William (Will) A Barclay is the Republican representative of the 120th New York Assembly Distrid, which encompasses most of
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