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One sixty second phone call could save our community millions of dollars on tuition.

With just one week left in the Legislative session in Albany, now is the time to act to help families who are struggling to pay yeshiva tuition. Assemblyman Vito Lopez and Senator Marty Golden have introduced legislation that would allow middle-class parents to deduct the cost of private school tuition from their state taxes and poor families would receive an actual tax credit. This could save average families in our community thousands of dollars each year.

But we must ACT NOW. The legislative session in Albany ends June 21st
Please call Governor Spitzer’s office today at (800) 319 - 3403.
If you speak with a live operator, please tell them: “I’m calling to ask the Governor to support the Lopez-Golden Tuition Tax Deduction Bill.”
If you reach a voice mailbox, DO NOT HANG UP. Each message is logged and counts! After the tone, leave the same message along with your zip code: “I am calling to ask the Governor to support the Lopez-Golden Tuition Tax Deduction Bill. My zip code is XXXXX.”
Governor Spitzer has the ability to get this done. But he must hear from you and everyone you know. It’s a simple call, every single call made to the Governor is logged and will make a difference!

YESHIVA TUITION BREAK – PLEASE ACT NOW

One sixty second phone call could save our community millions of dollars on tuition.

With just one week left in the Legislative session in Albany, now is the time to act to help families who are struggling to pay yeshiva tuition. Assemblyman Vito Lopez and Senator Marty Golden have introduced legislation that would allow middle-class parents to deduct the cost of private school tuition from their state taxes and poor families would receive an actual tax credit. This could save average families in our community thousands of dollars each year.

But we must ACT NOW. The legislative session in Albany ends June 21st
Please call Governor Spitzer’s office today at (800) 319 – 3403.
If you speak with a live operator, please tell them: “I’m calling to ask the Governor to support the Lopez-Golden Tuition Tax Deduction Bill.”
If you reach a voice mailbox, DO NOT HANG UP. Each message is logged and counts! After the tone, leave the same message along with your zip code: “I am calling to ask the Governor to support the Lopez-Golden Tuition Tax Deduction Bill. My zip code is XXXXX.”
Governor Spitzer has the ability to get this done. But he must hear from you and everyone you know. It’s a simple call, every single call made to the Governor is logged and will make a difference!

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10 Comments

  • hmmmmmmm

    I just called & it said that there is no room right now to record a message. I guess I’ll try back later. Any other advice?

  • mommy

    I sent an email and called from my cell phone and my house phone. I really hope this works.

  • Anonymous

    To: ‘hmmmmmmm’ and ‘I tried to call’

    I just checked their Voice Mail Box, there is room. So lets start calling!!!

    -Techie

  • elchonon

    Its a start, everyone needs to start texting it around forward this by email.

  • shterna

    I called this morning, and it didn’t leave an option of voice mail. let alone a live operator.
    I will however e-mail the governor. It’s a small job on our part for a big tax break. Thank you for letting us in on this. Though we have no children in the system at this point, I can remember the hardships we had at those times.

  • claw

    An operator answered the phone and I left the message exactly as stated in the article. I don;t have kids in school now but hope I can help a fellow Jew. I know the financial struggle and hope this can take some pressure off our families. Do another a big TOVA, keep trying to get through!