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The Great Escape, starring Kathy Hochul: The governor is driving productive New Yorkers out of New York
American Thinker ^ | 12/22/2023 | Silvio Canto Jr.

Posted on 12/22/2023 9:44:32 AM PST by SeekAndFind

"The Great Escape" was released in 1963. 
 
I'm sure that you all remember the great motorcycle scene starring the late Steve McQueen.   
 
Well, I hear that there is a new version of the movie coming out featuring Governor Kathy Hochul of New York.  She won't be riding a bike over the fence but is clearly driving a lot of people out of the state.
 
The Big Apple is getting lean and leaner.  Check this out:
 
New York’s population plunged more than any other state in the country over the past year, according to sobering new statistics – as fed-up lawmakers and ex-New Yorkers blame crime and the sky-high cost of living.

 

Almost 102,000 people fled the Empire State from July 2022 to July 2023, the United States Census Bureau revealed in a Tuesday report.

 

It was one of eight states to face a net-decline in residents over the period, while red states, including Texas and Florida, saw the largest growth in population.  

  

Retired NYPD Lt. John Macari, who was born in Brooklyn but high-tailed it to the Sunshine State in 2022, said the once-great state of New York just isn’t a good place to raise a family anymore.

 

“People are getting sick...

 

Let me add this.  I have spoken to people who moved here from New York and it's more about quality of life.   Many complain about lousy public schools and a general breakdown of order on the streets.  

 

So what is Gov. Hochul doing to save the Big Apple?   Her latest idea is reparations.  See this:


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: exodus; hochul; newyork; nweyork
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Governor Kathy Hochul (D., N.Y.) on Tuesday signed a bill that empowers a statewide task force in New York to consider racial reparations for black New Yorkers whose ancestors were once enslaved in the U.S.


1 posted on 12/22/2023 9:44:32 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

The main focus should be on New York County,Westchester County and Nassau County.


2 posted on 12/22/2023 9:47:08 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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To: SeekAndFind

“The Great Escape, starring Kathy Hochul: The governor is driving productive New Yorkers out of New York”

A dumbed down population is much easier to control.


3 posted on 12/22/2023 9:48:47 AM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: Gay State Conservative

RE: The main focus should be on New York County,Westchester County and Nassau County.

These happen to be the two large counties that are FIGHTING against housing illegal immigrants in their communities.


4 posted on 12/22/2023 9:48:51 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
Driving out the productive is a long standing New York tradition. This is just he latest installment.

Two generations ago, all those expensive "loft" apartments in what is now called Tribeca were small scale manufacturing not residential.

5 posted on 12/22/2023 9:49:52 AM PST by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along. )
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To: SeekAndFind

Hochul to me at least has a German sound to it. :)


6 posted on 12/22/2023 9:57:02 AM PST by xp38
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To: SeekAndFind

“Westchester County and Nassau County”

I would imagine that the motels and hotels in these counties mainly serve the business traveler and would not have much spare capacity.


7 posted on 12/22/2023 9:59:08 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: SeekAndFind

If we provide busses at the border, we could fix this.


8 posted on 12/22/2023 10:10:59 AM PST by alternatives?
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To: SeekAndFind

“Governor Kathy Hochul (D., N.Y.) on Tuesday signed a bill that empowers a statewide task force in New York to consider racial reparations for black New Yorkers whose ancestors were once enslaved in the U.S.”

voter base preservation & incitement


9 posted on 12/22/2023 10:11:30 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: SeekAndFind

I’m not surprised. But the three I mentioned are,unless I’m mistaken,the three richest counties in the state...possibly accounting for a third...or more...of the state’s total wealth.


10 posted on 12/22/2023 10:11:46 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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“New York State counted 21,193 enslaved people in the 1790 population as well as 4,600 free Black people. The number of enslaved people diminishes in succeeding decades due to State legislation “gradually” emancipating people...”

“By 1830 there were 75 remaining enslaved people in New York State and by 1840, there were four.”

https://www.archives.nyc/blog/2021/2/26/enslaved-persons-in-the-kings-county-old-town-records


11 posted on 12/22/2023 10:14:03 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: SeekAndFind

I’m going to really enjoy watching this from afar.


12 posted on 12/22/2023 10:16:56 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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To: SeekAndFind

“People are getting sick...”

and taxed out of their homes.

A federal Constitutional property tax cap would get a lot of support in the Northeastern US.


13 posted on 12/22/2023 10:20:00 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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“...whose ancestors were once enslaved in the U.S”

This will be great. All the blacks who don’t qualify will go ballistic. The “reparations receivers” will be showing off in lowrider Caddy’s and the rest will be rioting and looting.


14 posted on 12/22/2023 10:20:08 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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No reparations for families of Union Soldiers that were killed, wounded, or suffered in other ways in order to free the slaves?


15 posted on 12/22/2023 10:26:57 AM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston ChurchIill)
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To: SeekAndFind

The smarmy self aggrandizing Twixxes that Princess Kathy deftly dumps on the sorry Citizens of GnuYak are nauseating.


16 posted on 12/22/2023 10:36:45 AM PST by Shady (The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)
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To: antidemoncrat

Looks like there’s no problem about being productive.

Note: the concerned young woman helping a homeless man actually represents sincere, honest charity Judaism and Christianity support.

https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=593131414&q=beggars+in+New+York&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjpkoGW16ODAxVGmYkEHW2bCisQ0pQJegQIDBAB&biw=1196&bih=548&dpr=1.33#imgrc=Jh-FBvM6TE8dbM

We become jaded because of our forced government taxation to let them re-distribute the money to the right voting blocs.
“I gave at the office” in paycheck deductions.

And stories of “I saw the man and his friend go into the men’s room where I was and the beggar changed into good quality clothes and they left. It was obviously a daily scam.” That other article said the phony beggar made $200 or more on some afternoons. Nice work.


17 posted on 12/22/2023 10:46:06 AM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: SeekAndFind

NY State has become 1975 East Germany.

One-party state, controlled from elsewhere. High taxes, marxist ideology. Has one industry - government (OK, and wall street) that supports life in the Capital. Everyone else is getting poorer. Lots of snow. People wanting freedom flee West and South


18 posted on 12/22/2023 10:48:37 AM PST by PGR88
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To: SeekAndFind

Another side to this is that high NY taxes are discouraging major sports stars to sign with NY teams.


19 posted on 12/22/2023 10:56:15 AM PST by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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To: SeekAndFind

HOW many House seats will they lose???


20 posted on 12/22/2023 11:01:25 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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