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Upstate NY and Rural PA have gotten worse and worse as they continue to vote more and more republican!
OP needs to tell the truth here.
They are voting more and more Republican because they're getting worse dues to high taxes, regulations etc brought on by liberal Albany legislators, liberal NYC voters and liberal Governer Cuomo's policies.
Local officials in smaller upstate cities and rural towns actually have very little influence or control over the state's economy.
And Seattle is very LIBERAL. So much for your claim that Liberal parts of the country somehow produce a lower standard of living.
If you are trying to argue that Liberal areas produce a lower standard of living, it's pretty dumb to be using SEATTLE as a comparison to NYC since BOTH are LIBERAL areas.
Geeze!
Ken
Good, somebody is paying attention. The point of comparison is that Seattle has a higher standard of living than does NYC but it was not to contrast their political affiliation as both are about equally Democrat.
Doesn't change the fact that NY state is 50th in average income after cost of living is factored in. My point is/was the 4 poorest states after factoring cost are all Democrat states which refutes the oft stated Media point that the poorest states are red states.
They are voting more and more Republican because they're getting worse dues to high taxes, regulations etc brought on by liberal NYC, Governer Cuomo's policies.
Local officials in smaller upstate cities and rural towns actually have very little influence or control over the state's economy.
Yep, that's why upstate NY and rural Pennsylvania voted heavily Republican.
The problem with this type of system is that your savings does not care about cost of living. $100k in savings in New York is still worth twice as much as $50k in savings in Minnesota.
You gut out the high cost of living, earn a high salary, and sock away savings in New York, then move to a low cost of living and low tax state.
Potentially correct as long as you're able to have similar or better savings living in a high cost area but that's tough in New York.
People in New York are apparently okay with it otherwise they would move. Dang...those folks in Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Kentucky are livin' high on the hog. Lets all move there!
Many are moving away from New York which is why the population growth over 60 years is paltry. I wouldn't characterize Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Kentucky are livin' high on the hog but still better than New York.
This is one of those threads where you just shake your head at the OP and keep it moving.
No kidding. And if this dude found a study that showed a blue state that had low cost of living and low real estate prices he would be would be going on and on about how it demonstrates that "nobody wants to live in said blue state" because of liberal policies blah, blah, blah.
What's funny is that there are at least 10 red states (including my own) that liberals make this exact point.
(nobody wants to live here because of conservative politics). But probably the ONLY blue state that you can use this tactic with is New Mexico.
No kidding. And if this dude found a study that showed a blue state that had low cost of living and low real estate prices he would be would be going on and on about how it demonstrates that "nobody wants to live in said blue state" because of liberal policies blah, blah, blah.
What's funny is that there are at least 10 red states (including my own) that liberals make this exact point.
(nobody wants to live here because of conservative politics). But probably the ONLY blue state that you can use this tactic with is New Mexico.
The 15 states that have a double digit % below the national average in cost of living all voted for Trump. Michigan was one of those states but they voted Republican this time. Your making up what I might have said and thought is highly speculative and I would have only said it if I thought it was true....unlike liberals, I don't make wild claims if I don't actually believe them and have a basis for that belief.
Do you really think nobody want to live in Okie because it's a Republican state...that's the only reason (LOL)? Oklahoma is 20th in population growth since 2010 so not too bad for a state nobody want to move to....must be related to the fact that 8 of the 10 fastest growing states voted for Trump.
What is obvious to me is that i'm using facts and logic and once again, liberals base everything on their feelings and skip the facts and logic...guess that will always be so.
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