WATTENBERG AT LARGE: Frost Belt
Wattenberg on the podium of the New York State legislature pontificates about the evils of "Big Government".
New York Governor Hugh Carey speaking on the podium of the New York State legislature. Our buildings were the tallest and the most sumptuous. Our civil servants, the most highly trained and paid. Our public assistance programs, the most expensive. Thus our taxes also became the highest in the nation. And every interest group and advocate came to think of the state budget and the state subsidy of local budgets as the never-ending horn of plenty that could pay for more and more each year. Now, The Times of Plenty , The Days of Wines and Roses are over.
New York State Legislature in session. Albany, New York
Shot of historical building in Albany, New York.