Bureaucracy: Census of Governments Data
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This post will complete my series on different government functions based on finance data from the 2012 Census of...
Category: Albany
Infrastructure: Census of Governments Data
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The United States, based on press reports, is heading for an infrastructure crisis that today’s politicians are desperate to...
Uniformed Services: Census of Governments Data
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Over the past 20 years there has been an ongoing debate about the high cost of welfare, social services...
Aid for the Needy: Census of Government Data
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It was only a couple of decades ago that aid for the needy, and resentment of that burden by...
State Government Higher Education Expenditures: Census of Governments Data
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The news media has reported that more and more students are priced out of college or going deep in...
Overview of State and Local Government Expenditures: Census of Governments Data
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Services have been cut. In public schools, class sizes have been increased and after school activities curtailed in New...
Revenues Other Than Taxes: 2012 Census of Governments Finance Data
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In FY 2012 the State of New York spent $99.9 billion directly (excluding insurance trust expenditures), including $38.6 billion...
Taxes: 2012 Census of Governments Finance Data
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It should be no surprise to anyone that the state and local tax burden in high in New York...
Is There An Election This Year?
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In Plato’s Republic, the discussion of morality begins with the tale of Gyges and the Ring. Glaucon, Plato’s elder...
Some Notes About New York from the American Community Survey
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The 2013 data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey was been rolling out over the last few...