Kathy Hochul: Inflation hits home in Buffalo – and I’m fighting back

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Posted on 12/23/2024 5:49:54 PM PST by lowbridge

As someone who grew up and raised a family in Western New York, I know the unique challenges that so many families here face on a daily basis, everything from property taxes to utility costs to child care.

But with the rising costs of groceries – milk, eggs, diapers – it’s become painful for our families to keep up, especially in communities like ours, where every dollar counts. This is no abstract problem. It’s a daily reality for parents in Tonawanda struggling to pay the rent, or seniors in Cheektowaga on a fixed income trying to keep the heat on during Buffalo’s long winters – something no one should ever have to worry about.

I know this pain, too. Growing up in Hamburg, I watched my grandparents, factory workers, struggle to pay the bills in their old age. My mother raised a family of eight on canned tuna casserole and fried spam sandwiches. And when I had babies of my own, I had to abandon my career because we couldn’t afford childcare. I clipped coupons, shopped at discount grocery stores and prayed that one cart of groceries would be able to last us the month.

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Though we’re lucky to be fortunate now, that experience shaped who I am today. And it’s why, since becoming governor three years ago, I’ve made tackling the affordability crisis my top priority. It’s also why, when I present my new state budget in Albany next month, I’ll include a historic initiative to return $3 billion in surplus sales tax revenue directly to hardworking New Yorkers.

Under my proposed Inflation Refund plan, single New Yorkers earning less than $150,000 a year will receive a $300 check next year. Families earning less than $300,000 annually will get $500. This proposal would benefit over 620,000 households

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