Category Archives: Troubling Trends

Another Voice: New York’s $9.6 billion hidden tax on consumers is coming

The following op-ed was originally published in The Buffalo News on April 27, 2022 Given the staggering size of this year’s $221 billion budget, it stands to reason that Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders would have enacted some unemployment insurance relief for employers across the state. After months of intense advocacy efforts by our […]


Troubling Trends: Flawed Energy Policies Fuel Higher Energy Costs

This new Troubling Trends fact sheet explores the widespread impact of the Climate and Community Investment Act. This proposal would ultimately lead to higher energy prices for consumers across New York State. Making gasoline, natural gas and other fuel sources more expensive would disproportionately hurt Upstate consumers as they are more reliant on those fuels […]


Troubling Trends: Examining the Side Effects of a Single Payer System

In our latest Troubling Trends fact sheet, we highlight the disastrous impacts of the New York Health Act. This extreme proposal would make private health insurance illegal and replace it with a one-size-fits-all program run by the government. It would also lead to extraordinary tax increases, widespread job losses and long wait times for health […]