On one page headlined, «Protecting your wallet,» Mangano says he
cut wasteful spending and «strengthened finances» — even though the county comptroller estimated this year that Nassau's
total unfunded liabilities, including unpaid tax refunds and
pension costs,
total more than $ 900 million.
Having said that, it's generally expected to pass — the Labor Party, The Greens, and several independents have said they'll support it, and the opposition (generally opposed to anything climate - related) don't have the numbers to block it, although they've promised to repeal it if elected in 2013 (although the
total package has been cleverly built, so to repeal it, they'll have to promise to raise taxes on the low & middle income brackets,
cut aged & disability
pensions, and rely on the «goodwill» of large corporations to lower prices for electricity & other carbon - intensive goods).