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Meanwhile, FL is raking in billions as many flee high tax states, such as NY (3rd highest outflow) and other Northeastern states —including higher net worth individuals—for The Sunshine State.
Meanwhile, FL is raking in billions as many flee high tax states, such as NY (3rd highest outflow) and other Northeastern states —including higher net worth individuals—for The Sunshine State.
Meanwhile, FL is raking in billions as many flee high tax states, such as NY (3rd highest outflow) and other Northeastern states —including higher net worth individuals—for The Sunshine State.
New Yorkers might leave for a number of reasons, not just high taxes, although granted high taxes is a big reason.
--- high taxes like you say
--- high COL in general
--- Housing is expensive and overpriced for what you get (Downstate)
--- people become fed up with overcrowding and heavy traffic all the time (Downstate)
--- the weather (especially Upstate)
Probably similar situations in other Northeast states.
After living in Both Florida and New York. New York definitely trumps Florida. Even Upstate.
To me, the nightlife, people, weather, beaches (yes.. beaches), economy and walkability is much better. \
That is my general opinion as well, although I love Florida for visiting.
It would be interesting to see what Florida would be like today if they had an income tax all these years like New York, New Jersey or most other states for that matter. I think she would have a smaller population but the question is by how much.
taxes is definitely my reason for wanting to leave the north east. paying 45% of my income towards state/federal taxes, rather move to florida or texas and bring that down to 35% and even bring my property tax down along with it.
Having visited both but lived in neither, Florida all the freakin’ way. Yeah taxes, blah blah. I like the freewheeling Florida life better, it still has echoes of its pirate past. Hurricanes are a negative, but then again, with Raynaud syndrome, at least winter isn’t a physical hardship down there, and I don’t have road salt eating a perfectly good car.
This is so far from a contest, I am almost laughing.
Then again, the desert Southwest beats both by an even bigger margin.
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