Wow. As a person who pays NYC and NYS taxes, I'm disgusted by this and sort of ashamed. I will definitely be writing to my state reps to outlaw this practice.

Wow. As a person who pays NYC and NYS taxes, I'm disgusted by this and sort of ashamed. I will definitely be writing to my state reps to outlaw this practice. Also, the fact that NYC enriches someone responsible for helping this is shameful and inviting corruption (though it is unsurprising to me that this is the norm here).