Thread: New Yorkers under 30 fleeing state: No Jobs / High Taxes

New Yorkers under 30 plan to flee city, says new poll; cite high taxes, few jobs as reasons

BY Kenneth Lovett
DAILY NEWS ALBANY BUREAU CHIEF
Friday, May 13th 2011, 4:00 AM


They may have come to the city to get a law degree, but a hefty percentage of young New Yorkers plans to flee the city in the next five years.

ALBANY - Escape from New York is not just a movie - it's also a state of mind.

A new Marist College poll shows that 36% of New Yorkers under the age of 30 are planning to leave New York within the next five years - and more than a quarter of all adults are planning to bolt the Empire State.

The New York City suburbs, with their high property values and taxes, are leading the exodus, the poll found.

Of those preparing to leave, 62% cite economic reasons like cost of living, taxes - and a lack of jobs.

"A lot of people are questioning the affordability of the state," said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.

An additional 38% cite climate, quality of life, overcrowding, a desire to be closer to family, retirement or schools.

The latest census showed New York's overall population actually increased, though parts of upstate shed population and jobs.

A full 53% think the worst is yet to come for the state's economy, while 44% say things should start improving.

"As the state of the economy fails to recover, New Yorkers see this not as a sluggish rebound, but as a sluggish economy," Miringoff said.

During a visit to Buffalo yesterday, Gov. Cuomo yesterday said attracting and retaining jobs is a priority for his administration.

"We have to keep jobs here and we have to develop new jobs," he said. "And we want to start bringing back jobs from other parts of the country."

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I'll tell ya what New Yorker's .. you stay there!!!

Your Broke State Welcomed Illegal Aliens that took a lot of your jobs and raised Taxes

Now your Broke Self wants to leave the Mess that you helped to create and move some where else with Less Taxes and Take another Americans Job

No Thank you ...

Stay There and Take Your Medicine

You Broke It; You Fix It

Originally Posted by AirborneSapper7

I'll tell ya what Ney Yorker's .. you stay there!!!

Your Broke State Welcomed Illegal Aliens that took a lot of your jobs and raised Taxes

Now your Broke Self wants to leave the Mess that you helped to create and move some where else with Less Taxes and Take another Americans Job

No Thank you ...

Stay There and Take Your Medicine

You Broke It; You Fix It

Not to mention the fact that taxes were increased in order to support the Illegals that they so welcomed with open arms. here's hoping they stay away from N.C. because we don't want or need them here

Broke states must be allowed to FAIL and I hate to say it but the citizens in that state must have to suffer the consequences of they're decisions

no other state OR American Citizens should have to suffer the consequenses of your decision to Allow Illegal Aliens to take your jobs

States Like New York, California, Florida and any other broke states have to be allowed to fail or this broke ass attitude to Illegal Immigration costs, loss of jobs will be forced off onto states that protect it's citizens