I live in new York. It is a business decision. Few things surprise me about NY politics, but I was one of the people who was shocked when my governor told people like me to leave her state for the simple act of holding different political views. It was like she was saying the quiet part out loud. To wit:
Yes, I know she tired to walk it back and say she meant only the three she named. That's not how it was interpreted by many Republican people who live in New York (I was going to say "Republican New Yorkers," but apparently I'm not allowed to be one). Nor, do I believe, did she mean at the time just those three people. Even if she did, then the problem remains that people that the governor of New York disagrees with politically are "not New Yorkers." It's the "no true Scotsman" fallacy applied against an entire subset of her constiuents.
I’m not shocked that there were consequences for her harsh words. People have being fleeing the governor's state (because apparently it's not "my" state) in droves. Between the rhetoric from the Left, ridiculous laws like the new and highly un-Constitutional, sure-to-be-overturned gun laws, high taxes, and the skyrocketing crime, it's no wonder people are leaving.
The problem has gotten so bad that "New York State saw the greatest population decline of any state in the last year according to the most recent U.S. Census data." That's even in a illegal-immigration-friendly state like NY.
Gov. Hochul is now asking people to stay in NY. But I won't be one of them. As soon as it's advantageous to me, I'll be leaving as well.
Yes, I know she tired to walk it back and say she meant only the three she named. That's not how it was interpreted by many Republican people who live in New York (I was going to say "Republican New Yorkers," but apparently I'm not allowed to be one). Nor, do I believe, did she mean at the time just those three people. Even if she did, then the problem remains that people that the governor of New York disagrees with politically are "not New Yorkers." It's the "no true Scotsman" fallacy applied against an entire subset of her constiuents.
I’m not shocked that there were consequences for her harsh words. People have being fleeing the governor's state (because apparently it's not "my" state) in droves. Between the rhetoric from the Left, ridiculous laws like the new and highly un-Constitutional, sure-to-be-overturned gun laws, high taxes, and the skyrocketing crime, it's no wonder people are leaving.
The problem has gotten so bad that "New York State saw the greatest population decline of any state in the last year according to the most recent U.S. Census data." That's even in a illegal-immigration-friendly state like NY.
Gov. Hochul is now asking people to stay in NY. But I won't be one of them. As soon as it's advantageous to me, I'll be leaving as well.
