Yearly Archives: 2000

Are Lazio’s proposed tax cuts good for New York?

October 29, 2000. Point-counterpoint opinion from FPI's Frank Mauro and Stephen Kagann, New York State Chief Economist, in the New York Daily News. It's a Boon to the Rich By Frank Mauro, Executive Director, Fiscal Policy Institute Rick Lazio likes to refer to his proposed tax cuts as balanced and fiscally responsible, and says they will "extend economic expansion across New York." In reality, he fails on all three grounds. The Lazio tax cuts are not fiscally responsible. Together with the spending increases he has [...]

Anthony Troia2012-04-13T12:08:18-04:00October 29th, 2000|Letters, State Budget, Tax & Budget, Tax Policy|

The Self Sufficiency Standard for New York: How Much Do New Yorkers Really Need to Make Ends Meet?

September 13, 2000. Today, the members of the New York State Self-Sufficiency Standard Steering Committee released the Self Sufficiency Standard for New York report in Albany. The report is authored by Dr. Diana Pearce who currently teaches at the School of Social Work at the University of Washington, Seattle. Dr. Pearce has developed these Standards for 12 other states. Full report here, county-by county standards here. Executive summary, press release and committee members below. Also see the article in the New York Times, Family Needs [...]

Anthony Troia2020-11-13T14:28:03-05:00September 13th, 2000|Economic Trends & Policy, Labor Market & Workforce, Press Releases, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|

Family Needs Far Exceed the Official Poverty Line

September 13, 2000. An article in the New York Times by Nina Bernstein, focusing on a new report on what families really face in terms of basic expenses - The Self Sufficiency Standard for New York. Carol Williams did not need an economic study to prove that her $24,000-a-year job as an administrative assistant could not support three children in New York, even when squeezed into a one-bedroom, $600-a-month apartment in the Bronx. "By the time I paid my car payments and my car insurance [...]

Anthony Troia2020-11-13T14:28:03-05:00September 13th, 2000|Blog, Economic Trends & Policy, Labor Market & Workforce|

County-by-County Self-Sufficiency Standards

September 13, 2000. Click on the county or metropolitan area you are interested in to download an Excel file with the estimates of the Self-Sufficiency Standard for 70 specific family types. Metropolitan Areas Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA Albany County Montgomery County Renesselaer County Schenectady County Schoharie County Binghamton, NY MSA Broome County Tioga County Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY PMSA Erie County Niagara Dutchess County, NY PMSA Dutchess County Elmira, NY MSA Chemung County Glens Falls, NY MSA Warren County Washington County Jamestown, NY MSA Chautauqua County Nassau-Suffolk, [...]

Anthony Troia2020-11-13T14:28:03-05:00September 13th, 2000|Economic Trends & Policy, Labor Market & Workforce, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|

Testimony before the Rockland County Legislature’s Public Hearing on Proposed Living Wage Law

September 5, 2000. FPI's Zofia Nowakowski testified: Good evening. My name is Zofia Nowakowski and I am a research analyst from the Fiscal Policy Institute. We are a nonpartisan, non-profit organization that undertakes research and education on tax, budget, and economic issues affecting low and middle-income New Yorkers. We have two offices, one in Albany under the direction of our Executive Director Frank Mauro, who was previously secretary of the Ways and Means Committee of the New York State Assembly. Our other office is in [...]

Anthony Troia2020-11-13T14:58:55-05:00September 5th, 2000|Economic Trends & Policy, Labor Market & Workforce, Testimony|

State of Working New York 2000: Still Waiting for Prosperity

September 2, 2000. FPI's Labor Day 2000 report: New York's working families are still waiting for prosperity. Wage and income gains lag for most New Yorkers. Complete report with 18 tables and charts Focus on New York City "While workers in most of the nation are experiencing strong wage and income growth, the situation facing New York’s working men and women is improving at a snail’s pace," said Frank Mauro, executive director of the Fiscal Policy Institute. Mauro’s comments were based on the new edition [...]

Anthony Troia2020-11-13T14:50:36-05:00September 2nd, 2000|Economic Outlook, Economic Trends & Policy, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|

De-escalating the “Economic War Among the States” and Reforming the Development Subsidy Game

August 2, 2000. A presentation by Frank J. Mauro, Executive Director, Fiscal Policy Institute, at the Syracuse University Continuing Education Program's Summer Lecture Series, "The Role of Financial Incentives in State and Local Economic Development." Throughout our nation's history, state and local governments have done much to facilitate the growth and development of the American economy. They built an impressive physical infrastructure and developed the nation's human capital without which our private sector economy could not have prospered. In fact, almost everything that state and [...]

Anthony Troia2020-11-13T14:56:21-05:00August 2nd, 2000|Economic Trends & Policy, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|

Immigration News Coverage Archive 2007-2010

December 15, 2010. Guatemalans find a home, opportunity in area's communities. By Tim Henderson, Journal News. November 19, 2010. The Economic Impact of Long Island’s Immigrant Workers. By Aaron Rutkoff, Metropolis Blog (Wall Street Journal). November 19, 2010. New York Study Refutes Immigrant Worker Perceptions. By Jon E. Dougherty, newsroomamerica.com. November 18, 2010. Study Contradicts Popular Beliefs About LI Immigrants. Reported by Mike Xirinachs, CBS 880. November 18, 2010. Study: Immigrants Driving One-Third of Growth of Long Island Economy. Reported by Mike Clifford, Public News [...]

Anthony Troia2011-09-19T18:05:46-04:00August 2nd, 2000|Letters, Migration|

Immigration News Coverage Archive 2011

July 17, 2011. South Asian population continues growth in Lower Hudson Valley, and culture follows. By Hema Easley, Journal News. June 24, 2011. Immigrant Entrepreneurs Powerful Component of Brooklyn Economy. Brooklyn Eagle. June 22, 2011. Brooklyn tops boroughs in immigrant entrepreneurs. A Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce report said immigrants constitute 50% of all "incorporated employed individuals." By Jermaine Taylor, Crain's New York Business. May 20, 2011. Immigrant Businesses Power Long Island. An op ed by Maryann Sinclair Slutsky of Long Island Wins, Syosset-Jericho Tribune. Also [...]

Anthony Troia2011-09-19T18:05:25-04:00August 2nd, 2000|Letters, Migration|

Government Subsidies, Living Wages and the Building Service Industry

July 25, 2000. Testimony by James A. Parrott before the City Council of the City of New York Labor Committee Hearing. My name is James Parrott. Thank you for this opportunity to testify on the question of wages and working conditions in companies that receive economic development subsidies from the City. I am the Deputy Director and Chief Economist of the Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI). FPI is a non-partisan, non-profit public policy research organization that deals with New York City and New York State economic [...]

Anthony Troia2020-11-13T14:58:56-05:00July 25th, 2000|Economic Outlook, Economic Trends & Policy, Labor Market & Workforce, Testimony|

Family Self Sufficiency Standard: Steering Committee

Informational Meetings on: The Self-Sufficiency Standard for New York How much do New Yorkers need to earn to meet all their basic needs? How can subsidies help? The Self-Sufficiency Standard for New York is the thirteenth state in a series of such standards, developed by Dr. Diana Pearce. The Self-Sufficiency Standard shows how much is enough for families to meet their basic needs. It covers costs for housing, child care, food, transportation, medical care, miscellaneous expenses, and taxes. It also shows benefits from tax credits. [...]

Anthony Troia2020-11-13T14:58:56-05:00July 13th, 2000|Economic Trends & Policy, Labor Market & Workforce, Press Releases|