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Even ‘U.S.-style socialism’ fails: Residents flee New York, Chicago and San Francisco
The National Sentinel ^ | 3/31/19 | Vicki Batts

Posted on 03/31/2019 2:14:07 PM PDT by SleeperCatcher

What do New York, San Francisco and Chicago all have in common? They’re all willing victims of socialism.

The far-left political ideologies that have consumed these cities are now driving them deep into financial ruin — and citizens are fleeing in greater numbers every year. Whether it’s a lack of job opportunity, exorbitantly expensive housing costs, or high taxes, there’s no shortage of bones to pick with socialist policies. While liberals may herald socialism as the progressive dream, its ideologies don’t hold up very well in the real world.

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1 posted on 03/31/2019 2:14:07 PM PDT by SleeperCatcher
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To: SleeperCatcher

Even ‘U.S.-style socialism’ fails: Residents flee New York, Chicago and San Francisco.

Most thinking people don’t like to live in a sewer.


2 posted on 03/31/2019 2:16:47 PM PDT by GoldenPup
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I live a nice life here on Staten Island.

You get Manhattan salary and live out here, it more than offsets the tax burden.

Pays maybe double what most other states would pay for the work myself and my wife do.

I got lucky. Got Manhattan pay on staten island.

manhattan and Brookyn? With the housing and apartment prices, forget about it.


3 posted on 03/31/2019 2:18:54 PM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR)
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To: SleeperCatcher

the problem is that most of the socialism refugees bring their old voting patterns to their new places of residence and gradually turn them in the same crap holes that they fled from.


4 posted on 03/31/2019 2:22:06 PM PDT by 05 Mustang GT Rocks
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To: 05 Mustang GT Rocks

Exactly.


5 posted on 03/31/2019 2:27:38 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: dp0622

“I got lucky. Got Manhattan pay on staten island.”

And a $19.00 Round Trip to Brooklyn.


6 posted on 03/31/2019 2:31:41 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Trump is the best project/program/portfolio manager in the world!!!!)
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To: 05 Mustang GT Rocks

the problem is that most of the socialism refugees bring their old voting patterns to their new places of residence and gradually turn them in the same crap holes that they fled from.

Because their ability to learn from experience is (on a scale of 0-10, with 0 being non-existent and 10 being total), a 0.0000005.


7 posted on 03/31/2019 2:36:32 PM PDT by samtheman (To steal an election, who do you collude with? Russians in Russia or Mexicans in California?)
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You are being extremely generous.


8 posted on 03/31/2019 2:39:51 PM PDT by 05 Mustang GT Rocks
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To: SleeperCatcher

Apparently not enough people are leaving ST to bring down housing prices. Like about 4K a month for a 1br apt.


9 posted on 03/31/2019 2:42:28 PM PDT by Hugin ("Not one step from his weapons should a traveler take"...Havamal 38)
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To: Hugin

That was supposed to be SF. Damned auto correct.


10 posted on 03/31/2019 2:43:44 PM PDT by Hugin ("Not one step from his weapons should a traveler take"...Havamal 38)
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To: 05 Mustang GT Rocks

Exactly. Which makes me wonder if this is “social engineering”.

Wasn’t there a politician this just recently encouraging this?


11 posted on 03/31/2019 2:48:53 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: Hugin

I suspect foreign money is keeping home prices/rents up in these places as they lose their American populations.


12 posted on 03/31/2019 2:52:38 PM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: 05 Mustang GT Rocks

“the problem is that most of the socialism refugees bring their old voting patterns to their new places of residence and gradually turn them in the same crap holes that they fled from.”


Sad but true... the political equivalent of “slash and burn” farming.


13 posted on 03/31/2019 2:53:54 PM PDT by FiddlePig (The greatest threat to our sacred liberty is to not value it!)
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To: SleeperCatcher

San Francisco. The city where dogs worry about stepping in human crap.


14 posted on 03/31/2019 2:58:07 PM PDT by ameribbean expat (Socialism is like a nude beach - - sounds great til you actually get there. -- David Burge.)
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For some reason the home resale market value north and east of Crappy SF went down in Dec/Jan/Feb.

Now it appears to back in full insanity. We had 3 homes sell near us in one week with backup offers.

Friends trying to sell their home to move near family members up north. Took their realtor’s advice and and took their home off the market in February and the first week in March. They put it back on the market 2 Saturdays ago at their original price and had 3 offers. It closed last week above their original price.

A realtor said that the last 2 weeks in March have been incredible re good sales. He felt that people knew that President Trump would be found innocent of the fake news charges.


15 posted on 03/31/2019 2:58:29 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Rep. Steve Scalise: Those, Who Call Fossil Fuels 'Immoral' Should 'Stop Using Them Today!)
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To: dp0622

I lived in Manhattan for 30 years. Since I owned my apartment and the maintenance was low, I could collect a large salary and spend very little. Of course, I left as soon as I retired. Sold a tiny apartment for nearly half a million, too.

It is certainly worthwhile to live in NY or NJ if you can make $200K or more.


16 posted on 03/31/2019 3:00:41 PM PDT by proxy_user
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To: SleeperCatcher

Residents flee New York, Chicago and San Francisco.. just to screw up where ever the end up.


17 posted on 03/31/2019 3:03:28 PM PDT by maddog55
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To: kearnyirish2

The influx of “Illegals”
Floods the Rentals
And keeps Wages Down.

But what do I care,
I’m Retiring to a
“Kazinski” cabin in AZ.


18 posted on 03/31/2019 3:32:45 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (Despised by the Despicable!)
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To: SleeperCatcher

Their leaving is not as import as where they are going.


19 posted on 03/31/2019 3:33:56 PM PDT by Mouton (The media is the enemy of the people.)
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To: Big Red Badger

It isn’t just illegals; they are the imported middle class replacing Americans. They aren’t just taking American jobs; they’re moving into Americans’ former homes.


20 posted on 03/31/2019 5:27:31 PM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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