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WHY I'M LEAVING NEW YORK by Tom Golisano

Joe Psychlejoepsychle13 messages 2009-05-30

http://lewrockwell.com/spl/why-leaving-ny.html

WHY I'M LEAVING NEW YORK by Tom Golisano

I love New York. But how much should it cost to call New York home? Decades of out-of-control budgets, spending increases and relentless borrowing have made New York simply too expensive.

Politicians like to talk about incentives – incentives for businesses to relocate, incentives to buy local and incentives to make smart decisions. After reviewing the 2009 budget, I have identified the most compelling incentive of all: a major tax break immediately available to all New Yorkers. To be eligible, you need only do one thing: move out of New York state.....

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bren riversnew yorker2 messages 2009-06-15

hi tom thanks for your comments  i am a new yorker but reside in az rt now we want to return so bad but the proeprty taxes are outrageous!! many of our elderly friends luckily pd their homes off yrs ago but still struggling! to hold on! albany has their heads buried in the sand! i plattsburgh canadian businesses come in tax  exempt and who picks up the taxes homeowners we were told! when we bought a home their 6 yrs ago we pd approx 3000 a yr taxes when we sold it it went to almost 4500  outrageous tom!

 the governor has to up things to justify inc in welfare payments also who pays for this! senator little wanted to introduce the bill where  taxes would be based on income in n country! you would have to live in home for 5 yrs. of course wealthry dont want that! why should seniors  loose their homes due to taxes! deplorable situation!!!

the realtors downplay this too and they are wrong and greedy! the taxes inc the monthly mortgage payment also what they dont realize! we tried to buy another home which we could afford but add another 300-400  a month taxes! new york is hurting them selves and loosing alot of good people! thank you for your article!

enjoy fla and your new home! god bless the rivers at rvbre9@aol.com
bren riversnew yorker2 messages 2009-06-15

amen tom! how about incentive to new yorkers that support the communities!!! the businesses come in from cananda and we pay for it! az is bad re taxing pensions also but property taxes are much lower right now but other things are expensive! we were told since w elive here az has the right to tax our pension form ny! this is wrong too! i told the tax ofc we pay taxes and support the community here! many  people come here and feel the same way. without retirees az would losse billions! we should not be taxed on pensions! so every state is a mess! all we can do is hope new york will wake up! mrs rivers