I am sure there is a voter analysis out there somewhere. I recall seeing that foreign-born residents of NYC are what put the Commie there in power. Same thing happening in MN, MI and other places.

I suspect most of those who want to leave NY are relatively conservative, white and middle class. The foreigners will celebrate when those folks leave.

Culture is everything and if we don't preserve ours, we will not have a country we recognize.

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Running out of other people's money…

Can you imagine what it'll be like when Momdani & co complete their takeover of the federal government and have the right to print money?

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Venezuela says hello...

How fast can we divert wall resources from the southern border?

rab79 said:

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Sid Farkas said:

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Running out of other people's money…

Can you imagine what it'll be like when Momdani & co complete their takeover of the federal government and have the right to print money?

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Venezuela says hello...

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The Weimer Republic says, "Hold my bier!"

"You can all go to hell. Don't come to Texas." 2026 Davy Crockett

Maroon Dawn said:

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All part of the plan.

Metastisize native born liberal voters to Florida and Texas to spread

Replace them with even more foreign born people not loyal to America at all.

Suddenly NYC isn't even an American city anymore. It's a Globalist City State colony within our borders.

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I don't think that will work for New York. As they say, you can take the kid out of the hood, but you can't take the hood out of the kid. Multiply that by a million in the city and surrounding areas. Not saying everyone there is a hood -- most probably aren't. And it isn't ALWAYS an arrogance or feeling of superiority. Just a mindset of "this is our city and we respect our own but not many others." As I said on another thread, they think people from Jersey are idiots and people from the south are hicks.

So yeah, it kinda is an arrogance, but honestly, what Texan doesn't have something similar -- though we are FAR more accommodating to outsiders. Anyway, the point here is that New Yorkers aren't looking to leave. Many of them will, but it will be kicking and screaming. The people putting together this plan you speak of ARE (or certainly include) New Yorkers.

Some great replies in that thread:

pic.twitter.com/Pat22oteiB

— ThePatrioticDog (@Courage69861986) February 26, 2026

Logos Stick said:

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I'd be concerned if I'm a Marxist government leader in NY. This ain't East Germany, libs. There is no wall with armed guards.

Staggering one-third of NYers want to flee the state, citing cost of living and quality of life: survey https://t.co/2nEdv5wnJN pic.twitter.com/UrgBLvmgWV

— New York Post (@nypost) February 26, 2026

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The dumbest thing for NY and California is to go on this "Let's crush the Billionaires!" insanity considering in places like this a huge proportion of the tax revenue comes from a very small group of people on top. It takes thousands of regular taxpayers to replace one of them or significantly more for a billionaire.

It's worth noting that this poll is about New York State and not New York City specifically. It focuses primarily on the job Governor Hochul is doing as well as the state's senators.

• While not at her highest approval level, she and improved over last year. Her disapproval rating has also fallen.
• There are also increases in the number of people who think the state is moving in the right direction, though still not a majority.
• When it comes to moving from the state, fewer people want to move out compared to 2024 (37%) but up 1% from April 2025
• Of the reasons as to why they want to move, Economic reasons slightly edged out non-economic reasons (19% vs 14%). In 2024 the percentage of people wanting to leave for economic reasons was 21%

Of course all of this is a moot point as the population of the state has grown almost every year for decades. Covid led to a slight dip of a couple 100K but current estimates put it at or near precovid levels.


You can find the summary HERE
And the full results HERE

🚨 BREAKING: Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has DROPPED the assauIt charge against 27-year-old West African Gusmane Coulibaly, who threw ice balls at NYPD officers

This guy was also indicted for robbery 3 weeks ago, but is ONCE AGAIN free.

NYC IS A JOKE.
pic.twitter.com/eaqDratSzI

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 27, 2026

NYPD should quit. Not strike. Quit.

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It's worth noting that this poll is about New York State and not New York City specifically. It focuses primarily on the job Governor Hochul is doing as well as the state's senators.

• While not at her highest approval level, she and improved over last year. Her disapproval rating has also fallen.
• There are also increases in the number of people who think the state is moving in the right direction, though still not a majority.
• When it comes to moving from the state, fewer people want to move out compared to 2024 (37%) but up 1% from April 2025
• Of the reasons as to why they want to move, Economic reasons slightly edged out non-economic reasons (19% vs 14%). In 2024 the percentage of people wanting to leave for economic reasons was 21%

Of course all of this is a moot point as the population of the state has grown almost every year for decades. Covid led to a slight dip of a couple 100K but current estimates put it at or near precovid levels.


You can find the summary HERE
And the full results HERE

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What ??? Wow talk about polishing a turd.

NY's pop growth has been stagnate at best, for decades. Its economic and population growth rates have been dwarfed by Red States such Texas, which has long passed NY in absolute eco activity, FL, Ga, NC, etc- for decades. Now NYC has gone full on socialist and completely into the toilet.

And these idiot leftest think NY is heading in the "right direction" ? just more proof hat a lefty brain is a damaged brain driven mad by political rabies.

nai06 said:

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It's worth noting that this poll is about New York State and not New York City specifically. It focuses primarily on the job Governor Hochul is doing as well as the state's senators.

• While not at her highest approval level, she and improved over last year. Her disapproval rating has also fallen.
• There are also increases in the number of people who think the state is moving in the right direction, though still not a majority.
• When it comes to moving from the state, fewer people want to move out compared to 2024 (37%) but up 1% from April 2025
• Of the reasons as to why they want to move, Economic reasons slightly edged out non-economic reasons (19% vs 14%). In 2024 the percentage of people wanting to leave for economic reasons was 21%

Of course all of this is a moot point as the population of the state has grown almost every year for decades. Covid led to a slight dip of a couple 100K but current estimates put it at or near precovid levels.


You can find the summary HERE
And the full results HERE

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The conveyor is moot!
https://texags.com/forums/12/topics/760762

Wow...

The days of Rudy & Pataki seem like a long, long time ago.

ttu_85 said:

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nai06 said:

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It's worth noting that this poll is about New York State and not New York City specifically. It focuses primarily on the job Governor Hochul is doing as well as the state's senators.

• While not at her highest approval level, she and improved over last year. Her disapproval rating has also fallen.
• There are also increases in the number of people who think the state is moving in the right direction, though still not a majority.
• When it comes to moving from the state, fewer people want to move out compared to 2024 (37%) but up 1% from April 2025
• Of the reasons as to why they want to move, Economic reasons slightly edged out non-economic reasons (19% vs 14%). In 2024 the percentage of people wanting to leave for economic reasons was 21%

Of course all of this is a moot point as the population of the state has grown almost every year for decades. Covid led to a slight dip of a couple 100K but current estimates put it at or near precovid levels.


You can find the summary HERE
And the full results HERE

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What ??? Wow talk about polishing a turd.

NY's pop growth has been stagnate at best, for decades. Its economic and population growth rates have been dwarfed by Red States such Texas, which has long passed NY in absolute eco activity, FL, Ga, NC, etc- for decades. Now NYC has gone full on socialist and completely into the toilet.

And these idiot leftest think NY is heading in the "right direction" ? just more proof hat a lefty brain is a damaged brain driven mad by political rabies.

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• Real GDP growth for 2025 was higher in New York than in Texas
• Personal Incomes in NY are growing at a faster right than Texas
• Texas has a higher overall GDP than NY
• NY's GDP per capita is higher that TX
• Both TX and NY are dwarfed by California. 1.CA 2.TX 3.NY

https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gdp-state

move to NYC then

Rather than start a new thread, I thought this kinda fits here...

Trump and Mamdani met, and discussed Federal Grants of $21 Billion to build 12,000 units of affordable housing.

Lessee, that's about $1.75 Million per unit...

Of course, the funds are a grant -never have to be repaid- and Mamdani's NYC budget proposal includes $2.9 Billion for affordable housing...that's about 1646 units, at the above unit price...

And, keep in mind, that the city is going to get the money, and supposedly construct the units...or whatever they are.

No chance of pricing fraud, right? Or Trades skimming profit, or Mamdani taking several around the world cruises...per year.

Nah, no chance for fraud, right. And I assume the city will secure and maintain the title to the land...and the buildings...

nai06 said:

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ttu_85 said:

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nai06 said:

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It's worth noting that this poll is about New York State and not New York City specifically. It focuses primarily on the job Governor Hochul is doing as well as the state's senators.

• While not at her highest approval level, she and improved over last year. Her disapproval rating has also fallen.
• There are also increases in the number of people who think the state is moving in the right direction, though still not a majority.
• When it comes to moving from the state, fewer people want to move out compared to 2024 (37%) but up 1% from April 2025
• Of the reasons as to why they want to move, Economic reasons slightly edged out non-economic reasons (19% vs 14%). In 2024 the percentage of people wanting to leave for economic reasons was 21%

Of course all of this is a moot point as the population of the state has grown almost every year for decades. Covid led to a slight dip of a couple 100K but current estimates put it at or near precovid levels.


You can find the summary HERE
And the full results HERE

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What ??? Wow talk about polishing a turd.

NY's pop growth has been stagnate at best, for decades. Its economic and population growth rates have been dwarfed by Red States such Texas, which has long passed NY in absolute eco activity, FL, Ga, NC, etc- for decades. Now NYC has gone full on socialist and completely into the toilet.

And these idiot leftest think NY is heading in the "right direction" ? just more proof hat a lefty brain is a damaged brain driven mad by political rabies.

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• Real GDP growth for 2025 was higher in New York than in Texas
• Personal Incomes in NY are growing at a faster right than Texas
• Texas has a higher overall GDP than NY
• NY's GDP per capita is higher that TX
• Both TX and NY are dwarfed by California. 1.CA 2.TX 3.NY

https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gdp-state

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That is not GDP growth!. That is an annualized projection based on those quarters.

To do any real comparison, you have to look back in time. The mean real GDP growth rate for the last decade is:

Texas: 3.64%
New York: 1.94%

Texas has dwarfed new York!



eta: your posts don't change the fact that 33% of the people are looking to get out. That is a disaster.

No one is leaving NYC in a good economy. If you earn a lot of money, and a lot of New Yorkers do, a rotten government doesn't really affect you that much.

It's the same reason the death of California is overrated. Ya so you pay 55% tax. When your income doubles and triples every few years, no one gives a *****


Nothing is going to change with Mamdani. NYC is a juggernaut that even a commie will find hard to stop. Like California it will survive despite its dumbass politicians.

nai06 said:

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ttu_85 said:

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nai06 said:

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It's worth noting that this poll is about New York State and not New York City specifically. It focuses primarily on the job Governor Hochul is doing as well as the state's senators.

• While not at her highest approval level, she and improved over last year. Her disapproval rating has also fallen.
• There are also increases in the number of people who think the state is moving in the right direction, though still not a majority.
• When it comes to moving from the state, fewer people want to move out compared to 2024 (37%) but up 1% from April 2025
• Of the reasons as to why they want to move, Economic reasons slightly edged out non-economic reasons (19% vs 14%). In 2024 the percentage of people wanting to leave for economic reasons was 21%

Of course all of this is a moot point as the population of the state has grown almost every year for decades. Covid led to a slight dip of a couple 100K but current estimates put it at or near precovid levels.


You can find the summary HERE
And the full results HERE

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What ??? Wow talk about polishing a turd.

NY's pop growth has been stagnate at best, for decades. Its economic and population growth rates have been dwarfed by Red States such Texas, which has long passed NY in absolute eco activity, FL, Ga, NC, etc- for decades. Now NYC has gone full on socialist and completely into the toilet.

And these idiot leftest think NY is heading in the "right direction" ? just more proof hat a lefty brain is a damaged brain driven mad by political rabies.

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• Real GDP growth for 2025 was higher in New York than in Texas
• Personal Incomes in NY are growing at a faster right than Texas
• Texas has a higher overall GDP than NY
• NY's GDP per capita is higher that TX
• Both TX and NY are dwarfed by California. 1.CA 2.TX 3.NY

https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gdp-state

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Take a movie instead of a 1 year snap shot. Texas recovered far far faster than NY from Covid. 2025 was NY's first recovery year. And after electing the Commie you love, NY is about to have an even great capital flight out. Oh and 33% of its pop would get out if they could.

Sounds like the perfect place for you given your posting history

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No one is leaving NYC in a good economy. If you earn a lot of money, and a lot of New Yorkers do, a rotten government doesn't really affect you that much.

It's the same reason the death of California is overrated. Ya so you pay 55% tax. When your income doubles and triples every few years, no one gives a *****


Nothing is going to change with Mamdani. NYC is a juggernaut that even a commie will find hard to stop. Like California it will survive despite its dumbass politicians.

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Uh no. People vote with their feet. And Billionaires love 'em or hate 'em are not going to set around in a high tax enviro and lose millions. They too vote with their feet. Just ask Elon Musk among others.

ttu_85 said:

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nai06 said:

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ttu_85 said:

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nai06 said:

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It's worth noting that this poll is about New York State and not New York City specifically. It focuses primarily on the job Governor Hochul is doing as well as the state's senators.

• While not at her highest approval level, she and improved over last year. Her disapproval rating has also fallen.
• There are also increases in the number of people who think the state is moving in the right direction, though still not a majority.
• When it comes to moving from the state, fewer people want to move out compared to 2024 (37%) but up 1% from April 2025
• Of the reasons as to why they want to move, Economic reasons slightly edged out non-economic reasons (19% vs 14%). In 2024 the percentage of people wanting to leave for economic reasons was 21%

Of course all of this is a moot point as the population of the state has grown almost every year for decades. Covid led to a slight dip of a couple 100K but current estimates put it at or near precovid levels.


You can find the summary HERE
And the full results HERE

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What ??? Wow talk about polishing a turd.

NY's pop growth has been stagnate at best, for decades. Its economic and population growth rates have been dwarfed by Red States such Texas, which has long passed NY in absolute eco activity, FL, Ga, NC, etc- for decades. Now NYC has gone full on socialist and completely into the toilet.

And these idiot leftest think NY is heading in the "right direction" ? just more proof hat a lefty brain is a damaged brain driven mad by political rabies.

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• Real GDP growth for 2025 was higher in New York than in Texas
• Personal Incomes in NY are growing at a faster right than Texas
• Texas has a higher overall GDP than NY
• NY's GDP per capita is higher that TX
• Both TX and NY are dwarfed by California. 1.CA 2.TX 3.NY

https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gdp-state

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Take a movie instead of a 1 year snap shot. Texas recovered far far faster than NY from Covid. 2025 was NY's first recovery year. And after electing the Commie you love, NY is about to have an even great capital flight out. Oh and 33% of its pop would get out if they could.

Sounds like the perfect place for you given your posting history

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People have been claiming high net worth people and businesses are going to flee new york city for decades and that simply hasn't happened. Its the same old story just rehashed.

nai06 said:

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ttu_85 said:

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nai06 said:

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ttu_85 said:

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nai06 said:

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It's worth noting that this poll is about New York State and not New York City specifically. It focuses primarily on the job Governor Hochul is doing as well as the state's senators.

• While not at her highest approval level, she and improved over last year. Her disapproval rating has also fallen.
• There are also increases in the number of people who think the state is moving in the right direction, though still not a majority.
• When it comes to moving from the state, fewer people want to move out compared to 2024 (37%) but up 1% from April 2025
• Of the reasons as to why they want to move, Economic reasons slightly edged out non-economic reasons (19% vs 14%). In 2024 the percentage of people wanting to leave for economic reasons was 21%

Of course all of this is a moot point as the population of the state has grown almost every year for decades. Covid led to a slight dip of a couple 100K but current estimates put it at or near precovid levels.


You can find the summary HERE
And the full results HERE

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What ??? Wow talk about polishing a turd.

NY's pop growth has been stagnate at best, for decades. Its economic and population growth rates have been dwarfed by Red States such Texas, which has long passed NY in absolute eco activity, FL, Ga, NC, etc- for decades. Now NYC has gone full on socialist and completely into the toilet.

And these idiot leftest think NY is heading in the "right direction" ? just more proof hat a lefty brain is a damaged brain driven mad by political rabies.

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• Real GDP growth for 2025 was higher in New York than in Texas
• Personal Incomes in NY are growing at a faster right than Texas
• Texas has a higher overall GDP than NY
• NY's GDP per capita is higher that TX
• Both TX and NY are dwarfed by California. 1.CA 2.TX 3.NY

https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gdp-state

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Take a movie instead of a 1 year snap shot. Texas recovered far far faster than NY from Covid. 2025 was NY's first recovery year. And after electing the Commie you love, NY is about to have an even great capital flight out. Oh and 33% of its pop would get out if they could.

Sounds like the perfect place for you given your posting history

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People have been claiming high net worth people and businesses are going to flee new york city for decades and that simply hasn't happened. Its the same old story just rehashed.

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The people always claiming NYC is gonna collapse cause all the billionaires are gonna leave have #zero worldview and have very likely not ever been to NYC.

Colonel Kurtz said:

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Import the third world, become the third world.

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Import?

They are electing the Third World.

No need to run away, just stop voting for Democrats.

Squadron7 said:

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Colonel Kurtz said:

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Import the third world, become the third world.

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Import?

They are electing the Third World.

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I believe that's part of becoming it. And it's intentional.

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The people always claiming NYC is gonna collapse cause all the billionaires are gonna leave have #zero worldview and have very likely not ever been to NYC.

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You didn't live up there in the early 70s. I did. NYC wanted a bailout, then POTUS Ford told them to talk to the hand.

But the economic turnaround started in the 80s during the LBO frenzy. And a frenzy it was. If one has never seen this treatment of the true story of the takeover of RJR Nabisco, recommend it highly. Captures the madness.

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People have been claiming high net worth people and businesses are going to flee new york city for decades and that simply hasn't happened. Its the same old story just rehashed.

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Citadel, Goldman Sachs, Elliott Management, and ARK Investment Management have relocated from NY to Miami recently.

I'm seeing tons of New Yorkers on the west coast (of Florida) as well. And not snowbirds, they're here all summer - unfortunately.

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Logos Stick said:

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I'd be concerned if I'm a Marxist government leader in NY. This ain't East Germany, libs. There is no wall with armed guards.

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I support a wall with armed guards whose job it is to keep NY people in NY, particularly the NYC folks.

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ttu_85 said:

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deddog said:

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No one is leaving NYC in a good economy. If you earn a lot of money, and a lot of New Yorkers do, a rotten government doesn't really affect you that much.

It's the same reason the death of California is overrated. Ya so you pay 55% tax. When your income doubles and triples every few years, no one gives a *****


Nothing is going to change with Mamdani. NYC is a juggernaut that even a commie will find hard to stop. Like California it will survive despite its dumbass politicians.

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Uh no. People vote with their feet. And Billionaires love 'em or hate 'em are not going to set around in a high tax enviro and lose millions. They too vote with their feet. Just ask Elon Musk among others.

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Elon is an exception, there might be a few others.
Billionaires, in general, are exceptions, there's less than a 1000 in the world.

A majority of upper middle class and wealthy folks who are earning goobles of money aren't going to move. I just don't see it. At least not at a scale where it makes a material difference.

Now if the economy tanks, and those govenrment continue to screw over their denizens, then it's a different story

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The people always claiming NYC is gonna collapse cause all the billionaires are gonna leave have #zero worldview and have very likely not ever been to NYC.

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You didn't live up there in the early 70s. I did. NYC wanted a bailout, then POTUS Ford told them to talk to the hand.

But the economic turnaround started in the 80s during the LBO frenzy. And a frenzy it was. If one has never seen this treatment of the true story of the takeover of RJR Nabisco, recommend it highly. Captures the madness.

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Best business book i've ever read..Fantastic read, didn't know there was a movie

Life in a leftist state, ain't it grand? This is America's future is people keep voting for dems.

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They always do.

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I would like to see data on this. The Californian and Oregonian transplants I have come across here in TX have almost all been normal conservative people who were disgusted by what has happened to their state.

Thought I saw something a while back that confirmed that Californian transplants in TX tend to vote significantly MORE conservative than the Texas avg.

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I've been surprised most of the California transplants I've met are all conservative.