occupy albany

Fredric Dicker's paychecks happen to be cut by a little company called News Corp, which paid an effective state tax rate of 3.7% instead of the standard 7.1%.

Demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement interrupted a legislative budget hearing in Albany to make some noise about taxes.

Yesterday one of the nation's longest running "Occupy" encampments was evicted by police in Albany, the capital of the Empire State. Naturally, protesters got a little pepper spray as a parting gift.