NY has an estimated 1.7 Billion deficit this year, and an estimated ~15 Billion deficit in 2009/2010. It is pretty bad right now. As far as what i read in the

NY has an estimated 1.7 Billion deficit this year, and an estimated ~15 Billion deficit in 2009/2010. It is pretty bad right now. As far as what i read in the newspapers (I'm on Long Island, so this is pretty heavily covered), The tax on downloads isn't limited specifically to iTunes. It's a more broad tax for "digitally delivered entertainment services" bought over the internet in general. If you really want to be disgusted, look at the tax on sugared drinks - and Paterson (NY Governor) is trying to claim that it's to "reduce obesity". Or take a look at what he's doing with the state university system; raising tuition by ~600/year for the next 2-3 years and then instead of using the money to fund the SUNY system that it's being paid to, it's being used to cover other state agency costs. While, yes, there are some things that should be cut (cosmetic surgery being covered under medicaid for elderly? unless there's a serious accident, this is a big 'wtf'), theres other things - teachers salaries and funding for schools that was already low before the cuts were proposed (One district on Long Island got its budget cut in half completely, just as an example) :\