In the last 6 decades NYS has lost almost half its House seats.
Makers are fleeing the state.
The only draw is generous welfare bennies.
And a diminishing tax base can’t continue to fund that.
NYS is only afloat thanks to Deep State funneling federal tax money here.
Ditto for the state of California - most welfare recipients of any state - while businesses and productive citizens are being driven out of the state by high taxes, regulations, homeless everywhere and high housing costs.
My medium-sized town has scores of empty businesses - that have sat empty for two to three years, with nothing moving in.
Love my State. Hate its government.
NYS is slowly wilting on the vine. It will take decades but eventually it will be an epic collapse.