Yearly Archives: 2011

Property tax relief and reform

December 12, 2011, Hurleyville. Sullivan County’s Senior Legislative Action Committee (SLAC) hosted a forum on December 12. Speakers included Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, county Treasurer Ira Cohen and Frank Mauro of the Fiscal Policy Institute. The forum was moderated by newly elected Sullivan County Legislator Cora Edwards. Articles about this event include "SLAC Sponsored Tax Forum Draws Large Crowd" (Catskill Chronicle, December 13) and "Progressive versus regressive and tax exempts; New York State tax policy discussed" (The River Reporter, December 14). Additional photos from this event [...]

2012-06-23T20:48:12-04:00December 12th, 2011|Past events|
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Testimony on “DREAM Act” Legislation

December 9, 2011. FPI's David Dyssegaard Kallick was invited to deliver testimony before a joint hearing convened by the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental Operations and Standing Committee on Higher Education. He testified that going to college allows immigrants - even undocumented immigrants - to improve their employment opportunities, thereby boosting their contribution to the economy and to tax revenues. "Their success is also our success," Kallick noted.

2012-04-19T21:36:40-04:00December 9th, 2011|Migration, Testimony|
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Reforming the New York Tax Code

December 5, 2011. Consistent with Governor Cuomo's call for a tax system that is fairer and more affordable while helping to put more New Yorkers back to work, this report presents a "top 1%" progressive income tax plan. The plan raises less revenue than the current "millionaires tax," but enough revenue to avoid job-killing budget cuts, make job-creating investments, and provide middle class tax relief. The proposed progressive bracket structure would apply to taxpayers with incomes above $665,000, the estimated threshold for the top one [...]

2012-04-19T21:32:58-04:00December 5th, 2011|Reports, Briefs and Presentations, State Budget, Tax & Budget, Tax Policy|
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New York’s Unemployment Crisis and Income Polarization: Looking to State Policy for Solutions

December 2, 2011. A presentation by James Parrott at the Center for Working Families' 2011 NYS policy conference: Good Ideas in Hard and Exciting Times: Policies for New York's 99%. The last two slides show the overall regressivity of the New York State and New York City tax systems.

2020-11-13T14:28:00-05:00December 2nd, 2011|Economic Trends & Policy, Labor Market & Workforce, Reports, Briefs and Presentations, Tax Policy|
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State of Working New York 2011, Part II: Great Recession takes a $31 billion toll on New Yorkers

November 29, 2011. New data show that New York families face smaller incomes, fewer opportunities, more hardship. The Fiscal Policy Institute's 2011 annual edition of the State of Working New York examines how bad the Great Recession and the not-so-great "recovery" have been for the wages and incomes of typical New Yorkers. Of the 504,000 jobs lost, 80 percent are wage and salary positions, and about 20 percent represent fledgling businesses that haven’t been started because of the difficult economic climate. Median household incomes in [...]

2020-11-13T14:50:33-05:00November 29th, 2011|Economic Outlook, Economic Trends & Policy, Press Releases, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|
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Testimony on the Living Wage before the New York City Council Committee on Contracts

November 22, 2011. FPI's James A. Parrott delivered testimony detailing the following points: There is no evidence from other cities to show that living wage ordinances are harmful either for workers directly affected or for the broader local economies. The Charles River Study is seriously flawed in both its labor market and its real estate analyses, and should not be used to inform decisions on this issue. The City should return to the question of how its considerable economic development resources can be used to [...]

2020-11-13T14:58:54-05:00November 22nd, 2011|Economic Trends & Policy, Labor Market & Workforce, Testimony|
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Advocating Across Borders: Immigrants, Businesses & the Economy

November 17, 2011, Central Islip. A discussion about how immigrants affect the Long Island economy, public policy issues, and how businesses can advocate for the rights of immigrants and deal with immigration regulations. Featured speakers: Patrick Young, Esq. (Central American Refugee Center), David Dyssegaard Kallick (FPI), and Eric Horn, Esq. Co-sponsored by the New York Civil Liberties Union of Suffolk and Nassau Counties, Long Island Wins, Central American Refugee Center, Fiscal Policy Institute, American Immigration Lawyers Association.

2012-08-15T10:31:10-04:00November 17th, 2011|Past events|
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The Growing Divide, the Roots of Economic Insecurity, and the Movement for Economic Fairness

October 30, 2011, Brooklyn.  A public workshop sponsored by United for a Fair Economy. Information on the Great Recession, trends in the distribution of income and wealth, the impact of trickle-down policies, and ways to protect vital public assets were presented in a participatory way that drew on participants' experience.

2012-06-23T20:47:25-04:00October 30th, 2011|Past events|
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New Americans on Long Island: A Vital Sixth of the Economy

October 27, 2011. Immigrants - documented and undocumented combined - make up 16 percent of the population of Long Island, and account for 17 percent of total economic output. This report presents data on jobs, earnings, family income, taxes, and home ownership. Immigrants' economic role is examined town by town and in a national context as well. Among the 50 most affluent suburban counties in the country, Nassau and Suffolk are neither at the top nor the bottom of any of several measures of immigration. [...]

2021-04-07T12:01:42-04:00October 27th, 2011|Migration, Press Releases, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|
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A Call to Action: Defend the Social Safety Net

October 25, 2011, Manhattan. An evening of information, discussion and action, sponsored by the Social Safety Net Working Group of the Professional Staff Congress. Keynote speaker Dean Baker of the Center for Economic Policy Research, with Frances Fox Piven (CUNY), Kim Phillips-Fein (NYU) and FPI's James Parrott. More information.

2012-06-23T20:47:10-04:00October 25th, 2011|Past events|
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Long Term Liability Forum

October 25, 2011, Manhattan. A discussion of New York City's long term liabilities and pension costs sponsored by the Fund for Public Advocacy, in partnership with the Office of the New York City Public Advocate and NYU Wagner School of Public Service, with support from The New York Community Trust. Keynote address by Dick Ravitch and panel discussion by Mike Musuraca, Dan Smith of NYU and FPI's James Parrott, moderated by Michael Powell of the New York Times.

2012-06-23T20:46:30-04:00October 25th, 2011|Past events|
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