Results 1 to 10 of 10
-
10-28-2009, 11:51 AM #1
Tax refugees staging escape from New York
Some day Democrats will figure out that when you rape a person financially through taxes they will move out of the state. They are losing a few billion dollars a year due to higher income workers fleeing New York at alarming rates!
-
-
10-28-2009, 12:03 PM #2
No they wont. maybe they have figured it out and they just dont care. California is a clear example of what happens when the left is in charge. It has been on display for evryone to see. Instead of using it as an example of what not to do, They are doing the exact same thing on a national scale. At this point, I doubt they are capable of learning from their mistakes......or they are not capable of admitting mistakes.
-
10-28-2009, 12:05 PM #3
And we just read a very similar article about this happening in Mass not too long ago. It's an obvious situation, people are either too naive or too ignorant to learn the lesson.
-
-
10-28-2009, 01:14 PM #4
The next trillion dollars that Obama spends will be directed at helping NY, Mass and similar state economies recover from their economic hardships. So in the end, everyone will pay for these states having higher taxes.
-
10-28-2009, 03:30 PM #5
Its like that on the east I know people who live in PA and drive everyday to New Jersey for work because the cost of living is so high in NJ.
Edit: i also know a ton of people that also live in NJ or PA and work in Manhattan.
-
-
10-28-2009, 04:29 PM #6
Unless I'm mistaken the article and report fail to cite the reasons for leaving besides offering what they think is to blame-" state's high cost of living and high taxes". The moves could also be happening due to retirements and job relocation.
-
10-28-2009, 04:37 PM #7
Typically retirement and job relocation does not create such an exodus from a state that governmental organizations take notice or become concerned.
-
-
10-28-2009, 05:13 PM #8
Unless I'm mistaken the article and report fail to cite the reasons for leaving besides offering what they think is to blame-" state's high cost of living and high taxes". The moves could also be happening due to retirements and job relocation.
The main point is the difference in income of those leaving compared to those coming in. Retirees do not make $20,000 more than those working. There is a major vacuum and the difference between those leaving is $20,000 compared to those coming in. Also, the main exodus is to a state with much lower taxes. In this case they are going from New York (high sales and income tax) to Florida (no income tax!).
-
10-28-2009, 06:12 PM #9
$20,000 seems like enough to account a difference between those entering a profession and those leaving. Also the move to New Jersey or Florida could be due to other factors than higher taxes. The report doesn't provide direct causes while the organization behind it is speculating why the moves occured.
-
10-28-2009, 06:17 PM #10
The Manhattan-Institute, the organization behind the report, does not seem unbiased in its view points.
-
Originally Posted by dfr52 
