Monthly Archives: January 2000

January 25, 2000. The Fiscal Policy Institute's annual budget briefing: State government has begun to address one of New York's most glaring social disparities (the large and growing number of New Yorkers without health insurance), and it has begun investing in several other areas in which there are significant social investment gaps (such as child care). Unfortunately, it continues to miss the opportunity to use the surpluses generated by the boom on Wall Street and several other factors to do more in these areas, to [...]

January 18, 2000. New York State and New York City have always had much to brag about. There is, however, at least one major national trend in which New York's preeminence is more of a danger sign than a blessing. This involves the widening gap that exists between the economic well-being of people at the top of the socioeconomic ladder and those below them on that ladder. New national and state reports show income inequality in New York is the worst of any state. Below, [...]

January 7, 2000. This audit (Report 98-S-7) by the Office of the State Comptroller concluded that the ESDC does a poor job of tracking employment at companies that receive state subsidies, and that many companies have fallen short of the promises for creating or retaining jobs on which their subsidies were based.