John Petro

John Petro, urban affairs policy analyst at the Drum Major Institute, and E.J. McMahon, Tax and Budgetary Studies senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and director of the Empire Center for New York State Policy, discuss why they think the Cuomo tax plan will hurt city services and benefit the wealthy. 

Urban Policy Analyst of the Drum Major Institute, John Petro, says paid sick leave is necessary for the physical and economic health of New Yorkers. Robert Bookman, lobbyist for the New York State Restaurant Association and a member of the 5 Boro Chamber Alliance, a group formed to oppose paid sick time legislation, argues the law would be too onerous for small business owners and would result in lost jobs.