Prodigal Andrew Cuomo Is Spending And Spending

   The Albany Follies Show's expenses continue their steep climb.  Where will Cuomo get the money, when Cuomo and Silver hacks give 27% raise to judges over three years.  That was slightly less than the 31% expected by Chief Judge Lippman as reported here in Cuomo And Chief Judge Lippman Dance Around Phony Budget Numbers On The Albany Titanic Barge which described The earlier Albany Follies Show as:

     Cuomo struts out looking tough by forcing a 7.5% decrease on Courts' budget.  The first scene's script had Lippmann wanting only a 3.7% decrease and Cuomo wanting a 10% decrease and 7.5% compromise resulted. (Applaud, please)     But, the final scene has the surprise ending when, Lippman expects a Commission to give raises to the 1,300 Judges, with pay for Supreme Court Judges rising from $136,700 to more than $179,000 or 31% increase or $48 million dollars in judicial salaries to added to Lippman's budget.

     So now, 1. Judge Lippman gets more cash and Cuomo now needs $14 million dollars to pay judges 9% more this year.

2. Cuomo's forgot contingency funding this year for the Judges who are suing for $780 million in back pay which will be added to the years budget deficit.

3. Cuomo forgot to include in his NY State budget increased spending for all state workers' pension contributions by 3.6% as reported on this blog earlier. 

4.  New York economy takes MULTI-BILLION hit from Irene on vital weekend... as experts warn U.S. clean-up cost will outstrip Katrina

Bye, bye, Cuomo's balanced New York State budget.

Hello, more unexpected taxes and bond sales?

P.S. Why did Cuomo drop the ball on Lippman?  Andrew Cuomo had promised to clean out corruption in Albany and that is impossible if the New York Courts are run by a Crook as Chief Judge.  See Chief Judge Lippman must step aside pending FBI probe.
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