Are you enjoying Gov. Hochul’s campaign for governor? You had better be — because you’ll be paying for it for a long time. The governor is spending lavishly to make herself popular — and she’s spending your future tax dollars to do it.
Once again, Hochul is proving she learned well from the master. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo was famous for plastering every corner of New York state with taxpayer money, no matter how ill-judged the purpose — remember the “Buffalo Billion” boondoggle? — since the real purpose was to ensure his own re-election.
Now Hochul is out-Cuomoing Cuomo. Her first-ever state budget, enacted in April, featured a last-minute campaign slush fund. The budget included $1.6 billion to spread around politically crucial corners of the state, including $920 million which is earmarked for whatever she wants.
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Nicole Gelinas is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and contributing editor at City Journal. Follow her on Twitter here.
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