Seems like Trump is probably a good analogy here.
Yes, he said something really stupid but did he actually do anything terrible?
Maybe I'm not understanding what's going on here but is this not just the regular tax rules kicking in? What exactly was he supposed to? Is there even a mechanism in place to waive those taxes or would special legislation be required? (these are legit questions, no gotchas. I really have no idea what's going on)
Of course it's the regular laws kicking in. No one is accusing him of making special rules for the nurses. But if there is no mechanism in place to change that (doubtful), let him say so. Instead what he said was:
"We're not in a position to provide any subsidies right now because we have a $13 billion deficit," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. "So there's a lot of good things I'd like to do, and if we get federal funding, we can do, but it would be irresponsible for me to sit here looking at a $13 billion deficit and say I'm gonna spend more money, when I can't even pay the essential services."
He's using the nurses as a pawn in his political games. So yes, screwed over wasn't the right term, as even if they're being screwed, he's not necessarily the one doing the screwing. But as I said, flip the names and imagine the reaction. Instead, Cuomo goes on CNN and jokes around with his hypocritical quarantine skipping liar brother and everyone laughs and laughs, ha ha ha.