A simple fact about the SALT deductions is being obscured with Nick Lakota’s statements in the news. If the 2017 tax rules expire, residents will once again be able to deduct 100 percent of their state and local taxes. If all New York representatives vote together, the new budget will fail. “Fighting” for a higher limit is unnecessary.
The proposed reconciliation bill cuts taxes and once again has sunset rules for four years hence. This is not creating policy, it is political posturing. We need a long-term, stable tax policy. This is not the way to do it.
Overall budgeting is this simple: One cannot cut revenue while increasing spending and balance the budget. Glad these people are not managing my finances.
Amy Paradise
Hampton Bays
Successful PartyHampton Bays Beautification held its 39th annual Garden Party and Famous Auction at Oakland’s Restaurant on June 7. Nancy Galya and Richard Glanzer did an amazing job organizing the event, and we couldn’t do it without Barbara Skelly and volunteer...
Stay PutIt has come to my attention that there is an effort afoot to move our beloved college windmill off our campus, where it has resided for many decades [“New Push To Move Southampton’s Oldest Windmill From College Campus Back to...
Slap in the FaceJohn Neely, this is not our first rodeo [“Improvement?” Letters, June 12]. We see things differently, and we are not alone. I realize Democrats are very upset that the political winds have deserted them. If anything has been learned over...
More To DoIt has been my privilege to have served as your village trustee. I am proud of all I have helped accomplish, starting with upgrading our volunteer fire and ambulance department’s outdated and aging equipment and restoring the morale of these...
Already PerfectMy perfect Hampton Bays: Hampton Bays is a special place, not just because of its beautiful beaches or scenic sunsets but because of the deep sense of community that runs through it. From the very beginning, growing up here means...
Sickening SituationWaste, fraud and abuse, right? That’s what Republicans in Washington, D.C., claim to be hunting down and eliminating. Even after Elon Musk’s unceremonious departure, his many successors are flying the same flag, singing the same hymn — that they’re after...
Accept the GiftAll citizens who remain confused by the continuing silly chatter about the windmill at the college [“New Push To Move Southampton’s Oldest Windmill From College Campus Back to Village,” 27east.com, June 11]: Listen up. Whoever owns the said land owns...
Road SecuredOur neighborhood at Mountain Laurel Estates would like to acknowledge and show a tremendous amount of gratitude for the work that Southampton Town Councilman Bill Pell has put forth in helping securing our country road and restoring it to its...
