NY POST; Tax refugees staging escape from New York (salaries, Missouri, dollar)

[TigerLily24]

Originally Posted by Boompa

I thought the Mayor was a Republican, no wonder they are fleeing

Yep, and he seems to want to be mayor for life.

[cleanhouse]

Originally Posted by Boompa

I thought the Mayor was a Republican, no wonder they are fleeing

Bloomberg a Republican please... He is basically an Independent.
He is going to win reelection easily too.

[cleanhouse]

Originally Posted by TigerLily24

Yep, and he seems to want to be mayor for life.

Stop. Mike Bloomberg is not a Republican. No conservative Republican would ever be elected Mayor of New York City.

[Boompa]

Originally Posted by cleanhouse

Stop. Mike Bloomberg is not a Republican. No conservative Republican would ever be elected Mayor of New York City.

He sure isn't a Democrat, actually he was originally elected Mayor of New York City as a Republican but I guess like everyone else he quit when the Limburgers took over

[saganista]

Yeah, there's virtually nothing left of what used to be the Republican Party. William F. Buckley and Barry Goldwater are gone and have been replaced by such intellectual titans as Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck. The fastest growing party in America is "Not Republican"...

[Queens2QueenCity]

Guliani would identify himself as one.Although he's not socially conservative...

Originally Posted by cleanhouse

Stop. Mike Bloomberg is not a Republican. No conservative Republican would ever be elected Mayor of New York City.

[TigerLily24]

Originally Posted by Queens2QueenCity

Guliani would identify himself as one.Although he's not socially conservative...

Well, unless and until it suits him. Then he throws his friends under the bus.

[TigerLily24]

Originally Posted by cleanhouse

Stop. Mike Bloomberg is not a Republican. No conservative Republican would ever be elected Mayor of New York City.

Missed the reign of Rudy, did you?

[arctichomesteader]

Originally Posted by TigerLily24

Yep, and he seems to want to be mayor for life.

He seems to forget also that he's only mayor of NYC, not of Vermont, PA, VA, NC, etc., where he also tries to exert influence illegally.

[TristansMommy]

Originally Posted by tonyandclaire89

Who will the liberals tax after all the wealthy leave NY...

Tax refugees staging escape from New York

It's really a mixed bag. It can't all be blamed on taxes.

For example the migration of New Yorkers to Florida.. well that constantly occurs. WE are seeing baby boomers hit retirement age and so of couse those retiring are more likely to relocate to Florida.

I moved because of high PROPERTY taxes on Long Island. IN addition EVERYTHINg was more expensive in NY.. down the line.. (again Long Island)

NYC, while it may have a higher income tax, has a relatively LOW property tax (and that includes brooklyn, Queens, Bronx) than the outlying suburbs. BUT EVERYTHING within NYC is more expensive across the board.. again, not all related to tax.