Steve's barking; Changing the way New York State pay for things

New York State like every state in the union has a crazy way of taxing and paying things.
We know that our infrastructure is falling apart.
We are building a new Tappan Zee Bridge. Instead of raising tolls on the bridge now to help pay for it  New York's government is hoping that some one else will pay for it, like the federal government.
New York State Government believes in the tooth fairy. The trouble being the tooth fairy's not going to pay for it. Raise the tolls now not later to bring the cost of the bridge down. Any money that tolls bring in should go only to roads and bridges ( oh oh I better be prepared to be stoned) not going to Mass Transit. Now we also need Mass Transit, including the subway that mite be going to far. If we raise the fare in various locations, we are have a problem were too many people have a hard time getting to work and older children getting to school. How about raising taxes, maybe real estate taxes on people who don't live in New York, or local a slight income tax on the rich, after all they need workers to do their Mundane jobs. This should also be a dedicated tax for mass transit only
We also need a dedicated health insurance tax so that our business aren't burden with picking up health insurance tabs. The same is also true with local governments. Right now New York States Spends 1/3 of it budget on health care, I imagine local governments in this state do the same. So while taxes would be raised, it would be barely noticeable to,the individual. Just think property tax might even go down. Maybe even a lot. And no having a statewide insurance pool is not socialism even though my yellow feathered friends may tell you so.

So to sum it all up, I'm saying that dedicated taxes are the way to go in the future for New York State and possibly all states. Let's stop robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Taxes don't drive people away unaffordability  and lack of good paying jobs do. That's a rant for another day.