MTA payroll tax due date bad timing for Democrats
After top Albany Democrats saddled their suburban senators with the new MTA payroll tax, they spread the pain to Long Island Democrats in tight races by inadvertently making the first tax bill due Nov. 2 - Election Day eve.
"It couldn't have been the fourth?" asked Jay Jacobs, state and Nassau Democratic chairman, who had been unaware of the billing date.
"It's never a good idea to remind...
