Posted on 10/27/2009 11:15:11 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Today the Empire Center for New York State Policy reported New York state residents are leaving the state in large numbers.
Between 2000 and 2008 there was a net loss of 1.5 million NY residents (8.1% of the 2000 population) moving out of NY State, the largest migration of any state. California came in second with a net loss of 1.3 million residents in the same time period.
About 33% of the residents moved to Florida. An estimated 30% of the residents moved to NJ, PA and CT. According to the IRS the majority of the migration originated from the New York City area.
The mass migration peaked in 2005 with 250,000 residents leaving. The lowest point was 2008 with 126,000 net migration. In 2006 and 2007 the heavy migration reduced the state’s tax revenue by $4.3 billion.
The new residents moving to NY State are making about 13% less in income than the residents leaving the state. The Empire Center points to the high cost of living and high taxes as the major reason for the mas migration.
The current migration is a continuation of a longer-term migration trend as the 1990’s resulted in a loss of 1.7 million NY residents. In 1950 NY State accounted for 19% of the American population. By 2000 NY accounted for 7% of the nation’s population.
They all move to Florida and then start making demands and then $#@) that up as well. Libs are a virus, and they’re spreading. The minute anyone says “Boy I could really go for some cous cous,” I start burning my sheets and spraying Lysol.
It means the NY revenues are about to fall. Hold on to your wallet NY, the Tax man cometh.
I guarantee the people leaving are not the welfare parasites. It’s the top income producers who are tired of having their earnings confiscated. It becomes a vicious cycle.
[raises hand] Two accounted for here.
Funny, NY doesn't get as much from residents who aren't any more, as when they were pre-tax-increases.
Damn shame. Maybe the golden goose has laid its last egg.
LOL! A scope on a Mac-10 - and mounted on a fake can to boot?
Why would anyone give up 10 months of cold grey weather, the highest taxes in the union and the stellar leadership of Patterson, Clinton, et.al., for some backwards, inbred Red State? Geez, they must be racist.
Top two states, Democrat stronghold, highest taxes, why would anyone leave? (sarc)
Good catch. We all know you have to have a scope for a 4 inch barrel. It improves accuracy.
Pray they are conservatives...
Gee, increased taxes cause the thing that is taxed to be used less. Who’d think that more taxes would cause people to move elsewhere?
Liberal idiots.
I believe some libs want more people to move out.
New York Libs infect Florida. California Libs infect Colorado. I will bet anything that Wasserman-Schultz and Grayson are NY or NJ Transplants.
They all move to Texas, buy a big white Stetson and think they’re cowboys
Best move of my life.
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