The Issue: Reports that 1.6 million New Yorkers left the state in the last decade.
I was trying to imagine why 1.6 million people left New York over the last decade and came up with a few thoughts (“NY Turns Into Flee Market,” Aug. 3).
New York has the highest taxes and an unfriendly business environment.
It’s a mecca of liberalism and political corruption.
It has strict gun control, but only for law-abiding citizens, and no death penalty.
New York is one of three states that didn’t dump their incumbents in last November’s election.
And, finally, there are traffic and tolls everywhere you turn.
Goodbye, New York. Hello to the South.
John Comparetto
Calabash, NC
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Count my wife and me among the many who are fleeing New York.
As we pondered retirement, we realized that taxes and other expenses (like insurance) would limit what we could do in our golden years.
So we built a home in Pennsylvania.
Our home is 50 percent larger than our Rye home, we have much more land and our taxes are 25 percent of what we pay in New York.
Plus, our pensions will not be taxed by Pennsylvania.
These are just the beginning of a long list of benefits to moving out of state.
I sincerely hope that Gov. Cuomo can help change the spend-and-tax culture that has pervaded this state for many decades.
Gregg Moxhay
Rye