What has really happened in this God forsaken state is that the welfare and looter class and the public service unions have become so large in numbers that they effectively control the state.
Yes.
There is NO WAY to fix NY. This place is and has been thoroughly screwed. 12 years of Uncle Mario sent this State on an irreversible downhill slide from which it can not recover.
Call me a dreamer. I keep hoping the people that actually pay the bills will vote the bums out. Sadly, I fear you are right - there are more "takers" than there are "producers."
So what's a "producer" to do? Cash out and head to a more prudent state like South Carolina?
“So what’s a “producer” to do? Cash out and head to a more prudent state like South Carolina? “
Sure. You want to buy my house so I can leave? It sits out here in Wayne County, home of the highest property tax rates in the entire United States.
I am stuck here. Unless I walk away from a mortgage and skip out on my obligations I can not leave.
(Of course, once it gets to the point where I can’t find any work, I will end up defaulting eventually once I go broke. Then I can leave.)
I am too damn old to start over.