It's sink or swim time for New York state. So let’s get our priorities straight and face the difficult financial situation with a balanced approach that looks at both the spending and revenue side of the budget equation. Reckless cuts alone will only pull us deeper into the recession's undertow.
- Ron Deutsch and Mary Brosnahan
Ron Deutsch is the executive director of New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, based in Albany, sponsor of the Better Choice Budget Campaign. Mary Brosnahan is executive director of the NYC-based Coalition for the Homeless, and serves on the steering committee of the recently formed One New York: Fighting For Fairness coalition of largely New York City-based groups.


