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I'm a huge fan of living and working in NY. All 3 of my kids have or are doing SUNY schools (and I do not qualify for free tuition). We're planning on staying right here in retirement. That said, I'm not cross-eyed blind to the problems of the state. This program to me seems like just another flavor of the ridiculous Start Up NY plan. Offer incentives to entice people to live and work and start companies in certain towns. We saw how well Start UP NY has done . . . Instead of these gimmicky plans NY needs to once and for all address the issue of a bloated bureaucracy that has created the highest tax burden in the country. It's that simple. Too many politicians, taxes too high. You want jobs? You want students to stay here? You want retirees to stay here? Lower the costs of living and doing business here across the board. And for what it's worth I do not expect that will ever change, but I'm still not leaving.
I'm a huge fan of living and working in NY. All 3 of my kids have or are doing SUNY schools (and I do not qualify for free tuition). We're planning on staying right here in retirement. That said, I'm not cross-eyed blind to the problems of the state. This program to me seems like just another flavor of the ridiculous Start Up NY plan. Offer incentives to entice people to live and work and start companies in certain towns. We saw how well Start UP NY has done . . . Instead of these gimmicky plans NY needs to once and for all address the issue of a bloated bureaucracy that has created the highest tax burden in the country. It's that simple. Too many politicians, taxes too high. You want jobs? You want students to stay here? You want retirees to stay here? Lower the costs of living and doing business here across the board. And for what it's worth I do not expect that will ever change, but I'm still not leaving.
A lot of the bureaucracy is due to the current structure in terms municipalities, school districts, services, etc. Once that gets addressed, nothing is going to change, no matter how good or corrupt people think politicians are.
Given the copy cat society we live in, you would think people would seriously consider the difference in terms of governmental structure between states in order to make necessary adjustments.
With this said and as mentioned before, some of these places will do better than others and likely will appeal to those that want to be a part of a revitalization effort or want a smaller community.
It is a matter of timing and sometimes the street views can change once you move around.
Those street views were posted to give an idea of what they look like. I don't know if the VA street views would be representative of where the same base of folks would live. VA equivalents would be Harrisonburg, Winchester, Radford, Lexington, Martinsville, etc. being targeted for such a program.
Also, given that Plattsburgh, Oswego, Geneva and Oneonta all have at least one 4 year college, I'm sure the scene can look totally different.
If they were targeted my statement would still stand on this program, my objection is to the program not the state/cities they want to try it in.
Ok and that is fine, as well as fair. As I mentioned, I actually think it will have mixed results based upon a range of information. So, just like any program, it will have its detractors, pro types and those somewhere in the middle.
Just for the sake of those that may be interested or are curious, here is some more information that would be relevant to the program in terms of institutions and Downtown/other information.
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