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30 Issues: Taxes

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Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Economists predict a multi-billion dollar deficit next year, but where will the money come from? The next installment of the 30 Issues in 30 Days election series looks at where the mayoral candidates stand on taxes. Also: a snapshot of the city’s cultural tourists.

Apollo Mission

Patrick Healy, metro political correspondent for the New York Times
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Herman "Denny" Farrell, Jr., New York State assembly member (D-71st District-Manhattan) and chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee
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Ed Koch former mayor and supporter of the Bloomberg campaign
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Open Phones

callers share their tales of religious and political conversion

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30 Issues:Tax Policies

E.J. McMahon, senior fellow for tax and budgetary studies at the Manhattan Institute
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James Parrot, deputy director and chief economist at the Fiscal Policy Institute
- debate the best tax policy for the city and examine where the candidates stand

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Mamma Mia, Look Who's Paying Our Rent!

Cristyne Nicholas, president and CEO of NYC & Company
- says more and more people are coming to New York for the culture

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The Newest Tocqueville

Serious BL listeners will remember our "New Tocquevilles" series of interviews with foreign-born observers of America, which included Peter Jennings, Bernard-Henri Levy, and Isabel Allende.

Now former Secretary of State (and Jamaican-American) Colin Powell has won the Alexis de Tocqueville Prize for his 1995 autobiography "My American Journey".

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The Apollo Program

More news on Thursday's WNYC-sponsored CFB debate, which mayor Bloomberg has said he will skip:

Al Gore joins the Ferrer team in chiding Bloomy. Gore: the Apollo "an ideal venue for an honest exchange".

The Rev. Floyd Flake says Mike may reconsider. Flake: "anything can happen in 48 ...

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Sharpton Investigated!

Rush and Molloy have the story in today's Daily News. Al voted near his temporary Upper East Side home, instead of the Brooklyn residence where he is registered. Now the Board of Elections is investigating. Bloomy team deny they had anything to do with it.

["Al's vote ...

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