To Plug New York’s Budget Holes, Look to the Past

Author: Dr. Ibrahima Drame and Alan Tonelson

Published: October 1, 2020

To lift the coronavirus and recession clouds that have further darkened the fiscal pictures and outlooks for New York City and New York State, Mayor de Blasio and Governor Cuomo should look to the past. Specifically, a proposal advocated by the late-19th century American economist Henry George can generate the revenue they require not only to close virus-created shortfalls, but to fund pressing ongoing needs more responsibly….