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Maybe not to run, but the capital investment is probably higher. As well as things like subways, which there isn't one of in Austin.
by foota 6y ago
Maybe not to run, but the capital investment is probably higher. As well as things like subways, which there isn't one of in Austin.
- abernard1 6y agoEducation, healthcare, and public employees are almost always the largest expenses. For instance, in CA, only about $100M a year out of the $100 billion a year budget is spent on transportation [1]. Because of prop 98 in CA, a minimum of 40% of the budget has to go to education [2]. In NY, it's only 4% spent on transportation [3]. [1] https://ballotpedia.org/Fact_check/California%27s_state_budget_and_transportation_infrastructure_spending https://ballotpedia.org/Fact_check/California%27s_state_budg... [2] https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_98,_Mandatory_Education_Spending_(1988) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_98,_Mandatory... [3] https://openbudget.ny.gov/overview.html https://openbudget.ny.gov/overview.html
- criddell 6y agoAustin is building a subway. If NYC is less expensive to manage per capita, I'm guessing that's reflected in a lower taxation rate. Don't they have a lot of room to raise taxes?