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Those remarks drew the ire of conservative talk show host Sean Hannity, who on his Monday radio program declared he had enough and was abandoning his home state, where he hosts his widely syndicated radio show and his high-rated Fox News Channel television program.
“Now I want to tell you something – I was born and raised in New York,” Hannity said. “I want you to know that and I can’t wait to get out of here. I really can’t. I don’t want to pay their 10-percent state tax anymore. I live in the second-highest property taxed county in the entire country in Nassau County. I can’t wait to sell my house to somebody who wants it. I can’t wait to pay no state income tax down in Florida or Texas. I haven’t decided yet, but I’m leaning Florida because I like the water and I like to fish.”
New York's loss is Florida's gain. Hopefully all the liberals left in New York get to pay even more taxes to make up for all the tax revenue Cuomo just drove out of the state.
New York's loss is Florida's gain. Hopefully all the liberals left in New York get to pay even more taxes to make up for all the tax revenue Cuomo just drove out of the state.
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haha. I left NY for FL over a year ago. I'm saving over $20,000 a year in taxes! NY is toast with Cuomo and De Blasio.
What a hack. I will believe it when I see it, but my guess he likes the elite NYC scene too much. Perhaps if he didn't want to pay such a high rate he shouldn't have moved to one of the wealthiest counties in the country, that was his choice.
New York's loss is Florida's gain. Hopefully all the liberals left in New York get to pay even more taxes to make up for all the tax revenue Cuomo just drove out of the state.
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Florida, while it doesn't have a state income tax, has some homeowner's insurance and flood insurance issues that are completely out of whack.
I left FL over 10 years ago because my flood insurance had increased from $3,100 a year to $5,800 a year --- for a house that had NEVER had any flood damage since it was built in 1953. The house just sold again recently, and the new owners (old friends of mine) are looking at flood insurance rates that will approach $17,000 annually. Their alternative is to pay cash for the home, and self-insure, which they likely will. Regular homeowner's insurance rates are nuts, too, along with property taxes that have been creeping up steadily.
Granted, it's not like Hannity makes $40,000 a year, so he can probably handle the tax bill. But if they don't somehow fix the issues in FL around insurance, more and more people will be priced out of the market.
But even so, I cannot imagine living in Nassau County and paying those crazy taxes year after year after year....
Florida, while it doesn't have a state income tax, has some homeowner's insurance and flood insurance issues that are completely out of whack.
I left FL over 10 years ago because my flood insurance had increased from $3,100 a year to $5,800 a year --- for a house that had NEVER had any flood damage since it was built in 1953. The house just sold again recently, and the new owners (old friends of mine) are looking at flood insurance rates that will approach $17,000 annually. Their alternative is to pay cash for the home, and self-insure, which they likely will. Regular homeowner's insurance rates are nuts, too, along with property taxes that have been creeping up steadily.
Granted, it's not like Hannity makes $40,000 a year, so he can probably handle the tax bill. But if they don't somehow fix the issues in FL around insurance, more and more people will be priced out of the market.
But even so, I cannot imagine living in Nassau County and paying those crazy taxes year after year after year....
That's pretty crazy. I knew somebody who sold car insurance In Florida and I think said the rates were double what they were in Pennsylvania, then doubled again in South Florida. Yes, Nassau County comes out to be around 8% of per capita income, but the rate of around 1.7% of the value is not outrageous. Lets not pretend this is a burden to Hannity, who makes 250 times the average resident.
Florida, while it doesn't have a state income tax, has some homeowner's insurance and flood insurance issues that are completely out of whack.
I left FL over 10 years ago because my flood insurance had increased from $3,100 a year to $5,800 a year --- for a house that had NEVER had any flood damage since it was built in 1953. The house just sold again recently, and the new owners (old friends of mine) are looking at flood insurance rates that will approach $17,000 annually. Their alternative is to pay cash for the home, and self-insure, which they likely will. Regular homeowner's insurance rates are nuts, too, along with property taxes that have been creeping up steadily.
Granted, it's not like Hannity makes $40,000 a year, so he can probably handle the tax bill. But if they don't somehow fix the issues in FL around insurance, more and more people will be priced out of the market.
But even so, I cannot imagine living in Nassau County and paying those crazy taxes year after year after year....
My flood insurance in FL just went up from $360 to $410 and I am on the water. Homeowners insurance is higher than NY but not much. Hurricane Sandy raised rates there a lot.
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