Nine hundred state employees made more than Gov. David Paterson's $179,000 salary in 2009, according to a report by the Empire Center for New York State Policy, a conservative think tank.
The Census Bureau is spending your tax dollars to send out millions of letters, reminding you that census forms are coming soon, but some say this massive mailing is a waste of your tax dollars.
The Empire Center for New York State Policy said that salaries rose to $14 billion, a $670 million increase, in the 2008-09 school year compared to the 2007-08 school year.