Editorial
State must take action on escalating property taxes
      The New York State proposal, supported by Gov. David Paterson and passed by the Senate, to enact a tax cap on school spending may not be the total answer to escalating real estate property costs, particularly here on Long Island, but it is a beginning.
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DRAWING CONCLUSIONS
—by Kevin Eastwood
     
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Public Commentary
Tax cap proposal is not the way to rein in annual school increases
      To the editor: I was surprised to read news accounts of the governor's proposed tax cap, passed by the State Senate on August 8, described as a "voter-popular plan.
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Public Commentary Proposal is not the way
W.B. taxpayers support Governor's proposal to implement a school tax cap
      Dear Editor: Working Families Party and the Alliance for Quality Education [AQE] launched a major TV ad campaign against Gov. David Paterson's "tax cap" plan. The ad says, the so-called "tax cap" is the wrong answer to the serious problem of property taxes. They state similar caps have devastated public education in states like California, Massachusetts and Illinois.
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