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If money and jobs and everything else weren't an issue they sure I suppose. Not sure where I'd go though. Maybe somewhere between my wife's family in NY and my family in GA.
But realisticly I'd have to say no. Sure NY has its problems like everywhere else but I feel the pros outweigh the cons. I like the four seasons, the landscapes, the cities, the people, and many other things.
As gt87 said, everywhere has problems, some more than others.
I live in the SW corner of Upstate NY, about 10 miles from PA, but you couldn't pay me to live in PA. Driving through the PA coal country is like driving through rural West Virginia or eastern Kentucky: grim, poor country that makes New York's Southern Tier or Adirondaks, two of the poorest parts of NYS, look prosperous. Erie, Pittsburgh, and Philly are decent, but you get away from the bigger cities, and the rural areas of the state, especially the northern and western parts, are generally poor and socially backwards.
Absolutely I will, first chance I get. I'm tired of the weather, these crooked politicians crying poverty all the time meanwhile they collect more revenue then any other city or state. Case in point, highest tolls, highest parking fines ( in NYC), highest cigarette taxes, a Lottery, a city income tax ( in NYC), ...all this money coming in and they still have no money....
Tired of being put on the back burner for the Great Unwashed, the illegals, the mopes and dredges of our society
We're in this position right now, as my spouse was laid off before Christmas and my job, while I love it, isn't quite enough to support the family. He has a specialized degree and additional certifications that make him a great candidate for a certain kind of job, but over-qualified for the minimum-wage retail and service industry stuff that is available. However, positions in his field wouldn't pay enough to support us all, either - so no matter where we go, we BOTH need to find jobs. And rural upstate NY/the Twin Tiers isn't the best place for that, evidently.
Prior to moving here we lived in PA (Erie, to be exact) and still sometimes talk about the things we miss there. Not sure if going back there is an option at this point...although again, anywhere where we can both find jobs would be better than here. Gasoline costing less than $2.50/gallon and lower property taxes would be an added bonus.
I live in the Hudson Valley and, while I find it very beautiful, I think that the cost of living here is just far too high compared to the available jobs and pay rates in the area. It feels draining to me, and it feels like a lot of towns in the area are stagnant. Does anyone else feel this way too?
We're in this position right now, as my spouse was laid off before Christmas and my job, while I love it, isn't quite enough to support the family. He has a specialized degree and additional certifications that make him a great candidate for a certain kind of job, but over-qualified for the minimum-wage retail and service industry stuff that is available. However, positions in his field wouldn't pay enough to support us all, either - so no matter where we go, we BOTH need to find jobs. And rural upstate NY/the Twin Tiers isn't the best place for that, evidently.
Prior to moving here we lived in PA (Erie, to be exact) and still sometimes talk about the things we miss there. Not sure if going back there is an option at this point...although again, anywhere where we can both find jobs would be better than here. Gasoline costing less than $2.50/gallon and lower property taxes would be an added bonus.
You might want to look at Buffalo. There's been an upswing in high tech, banking/finance, and health care there recently.
Erie is a nice metro, and you're close enough to Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland to have all the "big city" you want.
Absolutely I will, first chance I get. I'm tired of the weather, these crooked politicians crying poverty all the time meanwhile they collect more revenue then any other city or state. Case in point, highest tolls, highest parking fines ( in NYC), highest cigarette taxes, a Lottery, a city income tax ( in NYC), ...all this money coming in and they still have no money....
Tired of being put on the back burner for the Great Unwashed, the illegals, the mopes and dredges of our society
Where do you expect all of this, except maybe weather, to be all that different? Read some of the other state forums. A lot of people complain about the same stuff on numerous ones. On others, they complain about other stuff, like no jobs or jobs that barely pay a living wage.
As I said, everything's a trade off. Generally, places that are popular are expensive and crowded but have lots of opportunities. Places that are cheap and uncrowded tend to be that way for a reason: not a lot of opportunities.
Virginia bound, near Smith Moutnain Lake. Goodbye NY... wont miss it at all.
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From the Hudson Valley
