[Alberta's Child]

New York only serves one purpose in the larger scheme of things in the U.S. The high cost of living and correspondingly high income levels in that state (along with all the other Northeastern "blue" states) ensure that the "real" United States has a steady stream of Federal revenue to pursue their own interests.

[conservative in nyc]

New York only serves one purpose in the larger scheme of things in the U.S. The high cost of living and correspondingly high income levels in that state (along with all the other Northeastern "blue" states) ensure that the "real" United States has a steady stream of Federal revenue to pursue their own interests.

I really don't understand why my liberal neighbors and the people they elect don't understand this. Hillary! and Schumer certainly haven't voted to lower the taxes of so-called "rich" New Yorkers. If you make $100,000 a year in New York City, you live in a small apartment or house with a small yard. If you make $100,000 - or even $50,000 -- a year in Oklahoma City, you live like a king.