David Patterson

Money's tight, but who knew things were so bad in New York that they need to start taxing citizens for their tunes and late night digital trysts? If enacted, the new tax proposed by Gov. David Patterson would place a 4% charge on digitally delivered entertainment services such as music, movies and...

The Governor of New York, David Paterson, plans to unveil Tuesday a budget that includes an "obesity tax" of about 15% on all drinks that aren't low-calorie.As the New York Daily News puts it, under the proposed tax a Diet Coke might cost $1, while an identical serving of regular Coke would be...