Rush Limbaugh Apr 26, 2021

Last weekend there was an Op Ed in the Washington paper of the Hill and it raised a question why New York City loses more residents than any other city.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Last weekend, there was an op ed in the Washington
Paper to The Hill, and it raised a question why
New York City loses more residents than any other city Now.
According to libertarian author Kirstintate, two hundred seventy New Yorkers
abandoned the city every day. Taxes play a major role.

(00:21):
New York City residents have the highest tax burden in
the country now. Democrat Mayor Dublasio braggs that he wants
to tax the hell out of the rich. Democrat Governor
Andrew Cuomo, the brother of Fredo, has made it even worse.
So a lot of residents are crying uncle. Since they
can't fully deduct their state local taxes anymore because the

(00:42):
Trump's tax reform, they are escaping the lower tax states
like Florida. In Texas, it's also about quality of life.
After years of declining crime thanks to mayors like Giuliani,
violent crime is rising again. The cops are afraid to
make arrests. It's predictable. City schools are failing two hundred
schools needs serious reform according to the Department of Education.

(01:06):
And then there's the staggering cost of living, rents and
real estate crisis. Are in an all time high, so
they're leaving, but you know what they're doing. They're going
to other states and they're taking everything that destroyed New
York with them. They're not learning anything, and we're paying
the price when these people come and infect our states.
I would prefer they stay in New York and keep

(01:28):
the destruction local