Los proponentes del proyecto de ley NY Heat Act dicen que es una solución al aumento de la factura de electricidad de los neoyorquinos. El proyecto de ley frenaría la expansión de las infraestructuras de gas y evitaría que los clientes de las empresas de suministro paguen las elevadas facturas.
En Nueva York, acumular riqueza es mucho más difícil para los neoyorquinos latinos y negros, según un reciente informe de la Fundación Robin Hood.
“To pass on the immediate carbon reduction benefits of biofuels while continuing to spin our wheels in endless debate would be a setback that will only make future efforts to reduce our carbon emissions more challenging.”
In New York City, accumulating wealth is many times more difficult for Latino and Black New Yorkers, according to a recent report by the Robin Hood Foundation.
“The city can minimize emergency housing and long-term care costs by investing in organizations that help older adults access the benefits they’re entitled to.”
“Redirecting our public funds to a public bank would enable the city to divest from banks that harm New Yorkers, and invest in tenant-owned housing, community land trusts, worker cooperative small businesses, and green energy projects—leveraging our tax dollars to strengthen communities rather than prey on them.”
“Right now, roles in the affordable housing sector remain unfilled, and working-class New Yorkers continue to face unemployment or find themselves stuck in jobs with little potential for economic mobility.”
“With federal nutrition assistance facing an uncertain future, local organizations must step in to fill the gaps. But programs like ours are already stretched thin, and we will rely even more heavily on local government if federal support is cut.”
Según los expertos, Nueva York es el único estado que cuenta con crédito tributario por hijos reembolsable que excluye a las familias con bajos ingresos del acceso al máximo beneficio, lo que limita su efecto contra la pobreza. Si se promulga la propuesta de la gobernadora, esto por fin cambiaría.
New York is the only state with a refundable child tax credit that excludes low-income families from accessing the maximum amount, limiting its anti-poverty effect, experts say. If the governor’s proposal is enacted, that would finally change.
“If the city is to remain a global leader in arts and culture, it must rethink its approach to helping cultural organizations and creative businesses thrive.”
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