Posted on 12/22/2023 9:44:32 AM PST by SeekAndFind
New York’s population plunged more than any other state in the country over the past year, according to sobering new statistics – as fed-up lawmakers and ex-New Yorkers blame crime and the sky-high cost of living.Almost 102,000 people fled the Empire State from July 2022 to July 2023, the United States Census Bureau revealed in a Tuesday report.It was one of eight states to face a net-decline in residents over the period, while red states, including Texas and Florida, saw the largest growth in population.
Retired NYPD Lt. John Macari, who was born in Brooklyn but high-tailed it to the Sunshine State in 2022, said the once-great state of New York just isn’t a good place to raise a family anymore.“People are getting sick...
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Are these all just money jugglers, or are there actually some productive people left in New York?
It sure has not dissuaded them from signing with the LA Dodgers. CA taxes are pretty high too.
Plus the only NFL team that actually plays in NY state is the Buffalo Bills. Jets and Giants both play in NJ.
FYI, I left WNY in 1985 for NH. The rest of my siblings left just prior or shortly after for TX, NC & PA
“Retired NYPD Lt. “
Part of the reason NYS sucks is the scandalous Public Employee Pensions.
If you got one, good on you-
If you don’t, and you are a taxpayer, paying for all of this thievery, you are pissed.
Guess how much they get?
Would you believe many are about $10K . . . a MONTH!
Politicians promise the big future payouts for the current votes and never look back. They’ll be long gone when that bill comes due.
The only reparations due are to slave owners whose rightfully and legally owned property was taken by the federal government and no compensation was given to them for their seized property.
“Westchester County and Nassau County”
I would imagine that the motels and hotels in these counties mainly serve the business traveler and would not have much spare capacity.
You would be wrong
They’re packed with with welfare and Illegals.
Both Hochul and Cuomo told MAGA people to get out. I hope a lot of Wall St types leave as well. Most of the state budget is supported by a handful of billionaires. I’d like to see NY go broke like CA.
No worries. The replacements are here.
Two very interesting links. The first...
Hochul vetoes progressive noncompete agreement ban after intense lobbying
The second is interesting in particular because of the misleading headline...
New York enacts LLC transparency law to fight fraud
Sounds good, right? Except for the part they buried down in the story...
...However, Governor Hochul’s amended version excludes a provision that would have made LLC ownership data publicly available...
The enemedia outlet has an interesting definition of transparency.
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