You’re right; NY state is a bellwether at least for the northeast. They’ve failed to stem the flow of jobs and Americans out of the area (NJ has the same problem), and their only hope from the politicians’ point of view is to let in any immigrant that can swim there.
The decline in services is visible in the same manner as the writer describes in California; here in NJ we can’t fix our roads because of the retirment costs of the men who fixed them before who retired 20 years ago.
“The decline in services ...”
yes - the union pensions are one of the real causes behind the bankrupting of our state, along with the entitlements. The democratic Tamany Hall machine lives!! Cuomo is one of the boys - Let no one be fooled by his rhetoric!
The whole country is headed this way, and this may be our last chance to vote in politicians who will stop the game. I am skeptical of the average intelligence of the American voter though,(average American IQ is only hovering above 100 - easily swayed by TV) and am pessismistic about the big picture.