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Yep, they fup their states and cities with Santuary laws that their people didn't even vote for, put up needle distribution centers, then escape and bring the same Lunacy with them. It's along the lines of Obama destabilizing Syria by backing the overthrow of Assad, then inviting all the people he helped displace into the US...Insane!
I grew up in the Rochester, N.Y. area; Mom and a couple of Aunts still live there. I left in my early 20's. I enjoyed the location but in my opinion it isn't in my best interests to live there.
The main reason is the corruption and taxation. Not only do they have an income tax and sales tax; property taxes are extreme. Most people I know in the area pay five times more than I do for a similar priced property. Tack on the income tax and sales tax and you are talking serious money.
Where's the money going? I just saw that the state legislature is being paid 110k per year which is clearly DOUBLE what most other states pay. Why is that?
I recently saw that the Rochester city school district is spending over 30,000 dollars per student and they have a higher dropout rate and lower test scores than the Nashville public school system here in Tennessee. Nashville spends just over 10,000 dollars per student. WHY does it cost more than most colleges to educate students in Rochester, N.Y. ? It certainly isn't the quality.
Another thing is the way Cuomo acts more like a dictator than a public servant. Just look at the legal marijuana issue. Most states that have legalized weed have done so by referendum but not Cuomo; he just decided that the legislature should decide.
New York will continue to lose taxpayers unless it can create a favorable environment.
Funny, I read an article yesterday that said it was New Jersey, oh well.
If you do a google search - you will see that NY is in the top 3 in every study as to the migration issue. Not all NYers moving from the state bring their liberal views with them - many like myself have been so fed up with the taxes and policies that we look for more conservative states to move to. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for everyone and yes they bring their liberal views with them.
I grew up in the Rochester, N.Y. area; Mom and a couple of Aunts still live there. I left in my early 20's. I enjoyed the location but in my opinion it isn't in my best interests to live there.
The main reason is the corruption and taxation. Not only do they have an income tax and sales tax; property taxes are extreme. Most people I know in the area pay five times more than I do for a similar priced property. Tack on the income tax and sales tax and you are talking serious money.
Where's the money going? I just saw that the state legislature is being paid 110k per year which is clearly DOUBLE what most other states pay. Why is that?
I recently saw that the Rochester city school district is spending over 30,000 dollars per student and they have a higher dropout rate and lower test scores than the Nashville public school system here in Tennessee. Nashville spends just over 10,000 dollars per student. WHY does it cost more than most colleges to educate students in Rochester, N.Y. ? It certainly isn't the quality.
Another thing is the way Cuomo acts more like a dictator than a public servant. Just look at the legal marijuana issue. Most states that have legalized weed have done so by referendum but not Cuomo; he just decided that the legislature should decide.
New York will continue to lose taxpayers unless it can create a favorable environment.
They have been doing so for decades. NY state taxes, regulations and local property taxes have been driving businesses, especially manufacturing, out of upstate NY for decades (I grew up around Lockport, just up the road from your old stomping grounds). People are leaving-out of the top graduates in my HS class, I was the last to leave the state. People that live in NY don't realize that boarded up downtowns, mile after mile of rusting and crumbling factories and $10k per year property tax bills are not normal in this nation, and are not required to pay for necessary services. They don't realize that being charged a toll to drive on a road constructed and paid by their taxes 70 years ago is not normal. That regressive, backwards, restrictive civil rights laws that ensure that only criminals are armed are not normal. That embracing criminals and treating them better than law abiding citizens is not normal. More people need to leave NYS and see what life is like in America.
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