“Tax the rich, tax the rich, tax the rich,” said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo during a press conference earlier this year. “We did that. God forbid the rich leave,” he mocked.
Well, Guv, they’re leaving. In fact, over the past 10 years, New York has lost 1.4 million residents.
Those fleeing the Empire State are not only likely to shrink the size of New York’s congressional delegation; they’re also taking their money with them. And while losing a seat or two in Congress may not be too alarming to the ruling class in states like New York, the loss of revenue is another matter.
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3 comments:
State Governments are enslaving their citizens through over-taxation.
It is one thing to provide for common services.
It is another thing to confiscate people's income like governments are doing now.
It is yet another thing altogether to police the size of sodas and cigarette flavors one consumes.
"Tax the rich to feed the poor
'til there are no rich, no more."
Ruinning their areas then moving to other areas and bringing their politics with them then running that area too
Stay where you came from
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