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$6.5billion – New York State 2011-12 debt service (2nd highest natiowide)
$101k – Average NYS employee compensation, including fringe benefits
48¢ – Fringe benefits paid to NYS employees for every $1 in wages
$4.7billion – Amount NYS school districts spend on health insurance for employees and retirees in 2009
30% – Typical amount added to compensation costs under prevailing wage schedules
$54billion – Total Medicaid spending for state fiscal year 2011-12, more than any other state in the nation
77% – Amount by which New York’s annual Medicaid spending per elderly enrollee exceeded the national average in 2007.
95% – Amount by which New York’s annual Medicaid spending per blind and/or disabled enrollee exceeded the national average in 2007.
$2526 – Amount by which New York’s annual Medicaid spending per enrollee exceeded the national median in 2008
60% – Percentage by which New York’s annual Medicaid spending per enrollee exceeded the national median in 2008
$1250 – 2010-2011 in-state tuition for NYS public 2-year community colleges, $1,250 above the U.S. average
14% – Percent of benefits from rent regulation that goes to households with annual incomes of $100,000 or higher
$5.5billion – Annual value of permanent state revenue increases enacted since 2008.
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