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A P L A N T O D R A M AT I C A L LY
LOW E RCO U N T Y
P R O P E RT Y TA X E S
ISSUE : MEDICAID LOCAL SHARE
“ N E W YO R K S TAT E H A S H I G H E S TP R O P E RT Y TA X E S I N U . S .”79%
1 W E STC H E ST E R
4 RO C K L A N D
2 N A S S AU
F R O M C U O M O’ S B I PA RT I S A N N Y S TAT E TA X R E L I E F CO M M I S S I O N
79%
cuomo’s voice
BY P E R C E N TAG E O F H O M E VA LU E ,1 3 O F T H E 1 5 CO U N T I E S W I T H
T H E H I G H E S T P R O P E RT Y TA X E S I N T H E N AT I O N A R E
I N N E W YO R K— M A N Y I N U P S TAT E N E W YO R K .
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S O U R C E : C U O M O’ S B I PA RT I S A N N Y S TAT E TA X R E L I E F CO M M I S S I O N
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G OV. C U O M O B L A M E S LO C A L CO M M U N I T I E SF O R H I G H P R O P E RT Y TA X E S , B U T H E O F F E R S
N O LO N G T E R M P L A N T O R E D U C E T H E I R B U R D E N .
“ D O W E H AV E T H E M O N E Y T O S U B S I D I Z E T H E CO U N T I E S ? N O .”
— G OV. A N D R E W C U O M OW R O N G !
Y E S W E C A N & W E M U S T
N OV E M B E R 2 0 1 4
YO U WA N T T O TA L K A B O U T T H I N G S T H AT A R E C RU S H I N G T H E M I D D L E C L A S S , I T ’ S T H E S E D A M N
P R O P E RT Y TA X E S W H I C H A R E A L L LO C A L G OV E R N M E N T.
I N T H E N E X T 4 Y E A R S , I ’ M G O I N G T O AT TAC K T H E M B E C AU S E W E H AV E T O F I N D S AV I N G S
F R O M O U R LO C A L G OV E R N M E N T.
W H O S E T O B L A M E ? I T ’ S LO C A L G OV E R N M E N T S W H O A R E R E LU C TA N T
T O S H A R E S E RV I C E S .
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“ T H E S TAT E I S B E N E F I T T I N G F R O M A R E S I L I E N TI N CO M E TA X B A S E , W H I L E C I T I E S A R E S T U C K
W I T H A N E R O D E D P R O P E RT Y TA X B A S E .”SY R AC U S E M AYO R ST E P H A N I E M I N E R / F E B RUA RY 1 3 , 2 0 1 3
R E S P O N S E T O C U O M O :“ Yo u ca n’ t s ay , ‘ We’ v e d o n e a l l w e c a n , w e c a n’ t d o a ny t h i n g m o r e’. . .
I f y o u a r e p u s h i n g e co n o m i c d ev e l o p m e n t a n d j o b c r e a t i o n i n u p s t a t e N ew Yo r k , y o u ’ v e g o t t o l o o k a t t h e n a n o t e c h p r ov i d e r s o r t h e g e n o m e p e o p l e , a n d s ay,
y o u ’ r e g o i n g t o g e t c l e a r w a t e r, t h e s n ow ’s g o i n g t o b e p l ow e d , y o u ’ r e g o i n g t o d r i v e o n g o o d s t r e e t s , y o u ’ r e g o i n g t o h av e g o o d s c h o o l s ,
a l l o f t h o s e t h i n g s a r e i m p o r t a n t s e r v i ce s t h a t f o r m t h e b e d r o c k o f a q u a l i t y o f l i f e t h a t a l l ow s u s t o b u i l d a n e co n o m i c d ev e l o p m e n t m o d e l t h a t w o r k s .”
J A N . 8 , 2 0 1 3 A F T E R C U O M O’ S STAT E O F T H E STAT E
W E H AV E A B E T T E R I D E A
T H E P RO B L E M C U O M O & A L BA N Y O N LY
P RO P O S E O N E T I M E R E D U C T I O N S L I K E
T H E 2 0 1 5 $ 1 .6 6 B I L L I O N R E BAT E P RO P O S A L
F O RC I N G $7.6 B I LLI O N TO B E PA I D E V E RY Y E A R P R I M A R I LY TH RO U G H
CO U NT Y P RO P E RT Y TA X E S BY O U R LO C A L CO U NTI E S & N YC
T H E LO N G T E R M SO LU T I O N
P H AS E I N A P E R M A N E NT 1 0 0% E LI M I N ATI O N O F TH E LO C A L
M E D I C A I D BU R D E N
F O C U S F I RST O N T H E 57 CO U N T I E S O U T S I D E N YC ,
R E D U C I N G T H E $ 2 . 2 B I L L I O N BU R D E N P E R M A N E N T LY P H AS E D
I N OV E R 3 Y E A RS BY $73 3 M I L L I O N A Y E A R
50%
F E D E R A L
C O U N T Y
S T A T E
...ALBANY only picks up 2/3 of its share......putting an unbearable burden onto the COUNTIES of NY.
NO OTHER STATEDOES WHAT CUOMO & NEW YORK STATE DOES
NEW YORKNO MATCH
26MINIMAL MATCH
23
CLOSEST TO NY IS CALIFORNIA @ $1 BILLION $7.6 BILLION
3 YEARS AGO NORTH CAROLINA ELIMINATED ITS 15% BURDEN, LEAVING
NEW YORK ALONE IN ITS ABDICATION.
MEDICAIDWHILE WE NEED TO FULLY PROTECT ITS BENEFITS
ALBANY MUST STOP WHAT ONLY NY STATE DOES:
FORCE OUR COUNTIES & NEW YORK CITY TO PAY$7.6 BILLION OF THE STATE’S SHARE
L I F T T H E B U R D E N N OW
In 1966, Governor Rockefeller & the Legislature decided to
allocate up to 50% of the State’s share to NYC & our counties.
R E D U C I N G T H E CO U N T Y B U R D E N I S N OT A N E W I D E A
1967CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTIONPROPOSED:
“All public assistance and Medicaid costs not paid for by the National Government
will be borne by the State Budget. There will be no local share.”
Unfortunately the suggested new Constitution was voted down as a whole.
1991Governor Cuomo Supported Lifting the Burden“In one bold step, we can dramatically improve the affordability of quality public health care and relieve local governments and property taxpayers of the most significant burden imposed upon them by the State of New York.”
- Governor Mario Cuomo 1991 (State Takeover of Local Medicaid Costs: A Mandate Relief Proposal)
“The State should plan for
a full fiscal takeover...”
“Medicaid is not administered
in the most rational or
cost-effective manner...”
“There should be no higher priority
for NY political and civic leaders than to seek a share of the Federal contribution
to Medicaid that bears a rational relationship
to the state’s poverty levels.”
“New York stands
virtually alone...”
Richard Ravitch2010 Lieutenant Governor’s Report
2010
201148 years later nothing has changed.
In 2011, a working group of Cuomo’s Medicaid Redesign Team
proposed:
“The State should...implement a plan...that phases out reliance on local taxes
(property taxes).”BUT IN THE END, CUOMO CUT OUT
THIS RECOMMENDATION.
201548 years later nothing has changed.
NY State is now ALONE as a backward state that still
passes to local communities the strangling burden which
kills economic growth.
W E M U S T L I F T T H E B U R D E N N OW
Our Upstate communities simply cannot afford to bear Albany’s Medicaid burden.
They must be allowed the budget freedom to invest, cut taxes, and grow again!
Source: US Census Bureau
POPULATION LOSS
1960-2010
BUFFALO ROCHESTER SYRACUSEPOPULATION1960 2010 LOSS532,759 261,310 271449
POPULATION1960 2010 LOSS318,611 210,566 108045
POPULATION1960 2010 LOSS216,038 145,170 70868
ERIE ONONDAGA MONROE97%
OF COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES PAY FOR MEDICAID
80% OF COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES
PAY FOR MEDICAID
58% OF COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES
PAY FOR MEDICAID
N Y STAT E TA K I N G R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y F O R M E D I C A I D W O U L D D R A M AT I C A L LY H E L P W E ST E R N N Y
CO M P E T E F O R B U S I N E S S A S TO DAY I T C A R R I E S A B U R D E N N O OT H E R CO U N T Y I N T H E U . S . H A S
79%
97%E R I E
45%M O N RO E
80%O N O N DAG A
86%O N E I DA
89%C H E M U N G
67%B RO O M E
47%U L ST E R
64%O R A N G E
39%W E STC H E ST E R
31%N A S S AU
M A K I N G T H E S TAT E PAY F O R M E D I C A I D , L I K E E V E RY OT H E R S TAT E , W I L L D R A M AT I C A L LY LOW E R P R O P E RT Y TA X E S I N T H E 5 7 CO U N T I E S , BY A N AV E R AG E O F
4 9 . 1 %
79%
O R A N G E CO U NT Y$74 M I L L I O N
O R A N G E CO U NT Y SU R P LU S H A D FA LLE N TO $ 3 M I LLI O N B E F O R E STE V E N E U H AU S E LE C TE D.
O N M A RC H 1 4, 2 01 4, M O O DY ’S LOW E RS ITS BO N D R ATI N G . I M AG I N E W H AT A $74 M I LLI O N
R E D U C TI O N WO U LD D O F O R J O B G ROW TH A N D O R A N G E CO U NT Y BO N D R ATI N G .
U LSTE R CO U NT Y$ 3 7 M I L L I O NM I K E H E I N — W H AT CO U LD H E D O TO I M -P ROV E S E RV I C E S A N D LOW E R TA X E S W ITH $ 3 7 M I LLI O N A Y E A R R E D U C TI O N I N D O LL A RS S E NT TO A LBA N Y.
E R I E CO U NT Y$ 2 1 6 M I L L I O N
C U O M O’ S TA XP O L I C Y S AV I N G S
F O R E R I E$ 4 8 M I L L I O N
S TAT E TA K I N G OV E R M E D I C A I D
E F F E C T I V E N Y S AV I N G S$ 6 4 8 M I L L I O N
OV E R A 3 Y E A R P E R I O D
V S
NEW YORK CITY HAS A$5.4 BILLION MEDICAID BURDEN
A U N I Q U E C A S E :
9% OF THE ENTIRE CITY BUDGET
50%
7%
W H I C H H AV E N O M E D I C A I D B U R D E N
L O S A N G E L E S H O U S T O N. . . A N D AT L A N TA , B A LT I M O R E , H A R T F O R D, P R OV I D E N C E , S E AT T L E , E T C . , E T C .
B O S T O N
U N L I K E I N OT H E R C I T I E S I N A M E R I C A
THINK OF ALL THE THINGS MAYOR DI BLASIO COULD DO WITH AN ADDITIONAL
$5.4 BILLION
JOBS HOUSING
HOSPITALSTAXES
ETC...
N E W YO R K S TAT E TA K I N G O N M E D I C A I D E F F E C T S N YC ’ S A B I L I T Y T O A D D R E S S I N CO M E I N E Q UA L I T Y I S S U E S
T H E E F F E C T I V E N YS O LU T I O N F O R A L B A N Y
A B I PA RT I S A N E F F O RT BY D E M O C R AT S A N D R E P U B L I C A N S T O PAY F O R M E D I C A I D F U L LY AT T H E S TAT E L E V E L
T H E O N LY WAYT O AC H I E V E R E A L M A N D AT E R E L I E F A N D
D R A M AT I C A L LY LOW E R CO U N T Y P R O P E RT Y TA X E S
T H E O N LY WAYT O F R E E U P B I L L I O N S O F D O L L A R S I N O U R LO C A L I T I E S F O R I N V E S T M E N T S I N P U B L I C S E RV I C E S A N D I N F R A S T RU C T U R E
H OW TO PAY F O R I T:
• B e g i n w i t h a d ow n p ay m e n t i n t h i s y e a r ’s s t a t e b u d g e t o f $ 7 3 3 m i l l i o n t o r e l i ev e t h e b u r d e n o n t h e 5 7 c o u n t i e s o u t s i d e o f N ew Yo r k C i t y.
• T h e r e s t c a n b e f i n a n c e d t h r o u g h e f f i c i e n c i e s i n t h e s t a t e’s $ 1 4 0 b i l l i o n b u d g e t w i t h o u t a ny t a x i n c r e a s e , a n d t h e g r ow t h i n n ew t a x r ev e n u e
a s a r e s u l t o f s t r o n g e r j o b g r ow t h i n o u r c o u n t i e s .
• I t c a n a l s o b e d o n e by r e p l a c i n g t h e r e g r e s s i v e p r o p e r t y t a x w i t h a m o r e p r o g r e s s i v e t a x .
CO N C LU S I O N :I T ’ S T I M E F O R A L B A N Y T O S T E P U P A N D A D D R E S S T H E F I S C A L C R I S I S
O F N E W YO R K ’ S CO U N T I E S A N D C I T I E S .