Analysis New York is by far the least free state in the Union. It has also experienced the most interstate emigration of any state over the last decade. New York has by far the highest taxes in the country. Property, selective sales, individual income, and corporate-income taxes are particularly high. Spending on public welfare, hospitals, electric power, transit, employee retirement, and “other and unallocable” expenses are well above national norms. Only Alaska has more government debt as a percentage of the economy. On personal freedoms, gun laws are extremely restrictive, but marijuana laws are better than average, while tobacco laws are extremely strict, and cigarette taxes are the highest in the country. Motorists are highly regulated, and homeschool regulations are excessive, but nondrug victimless-crimes arrests are low. New York has the strictest health-insurance community-rating regulations in the country, which have wiped out the individual market. Mandated coverages are worse than average but were actually cut back substantially in 2007–2008. Eminent domain abuse is rampant and unchecked. Perversely (in our view), the state has stricter contribution limits for grassroots PACs than for corporate and union PACs. On the positive side, occupational licensing is somewhat better than average............................>>>>...............................>>>>..................................http://mercatus.org/freedom-50-states-2011/NY
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Liberals are thrilled to eliminate all freedoms. Liberals are tyrants. Sic semper tyranis.
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
Well if you have never been to South Dakota (and I assume you have not) then you shouldn't knock it. However, NY is dead and going under further each day, and everyone but the left accepts that reality.
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
Well if you have never been to South Dakota (and I assume you have not) then you shouldn't knock it. However, NY is dead and going under further each day, and everyone but the left accepts that reality.
Left Salt Lake City on my way to Charlestown WV - South Dakota is very pretty @ 70 mph-
I wish I was 25 instead of almost double that age, because I'd be gone. If for some reason I do lose my job and I'm looking again, I would seriously think about turning my eyes south. It's a given I'd have to take less salary, but the lower cost of living and the better weather would be worth it.
"Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock out the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it is victorious." - Author Unknown
No one but turd world immigrants are coming to NYS and that is because there are plenty of welfare programs to slurp up like pigs. That is what the democrap sponsored turd worlders do. They suck up all they can suck up and then they drive a dagger into the back of the USA whenever they feel like it because the democrapic party has enabled them to.
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
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