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gameshowhost [OhFark]
2023-03-17 8:44:59 PM  
Most would just call that "~200% median USA cost of living".
 
OgreMagi
2023-03-17 8:47:41 PM  
Worth even less in the San Francisco Bay Area.
 
C18H27NO3
2023-03-17 8:49:47 PM  

OgreMagi: Worth even less in the San Francisco Bay Area.


Was just coming in to say that's probably like $2 in San Francisco.
 
firefly212
2023-03-17 8:50:01 PM  
About the same as the Denver area, just a tiny bit higher.
 
Vansthing [OhFark]
2023-03-17 8:50:46 PM  
The most desirable and densely populated places cost more to live in?
 
MDI_BugMan
2023-03-17 8:55:28 PM  
End of last year we left #13 for an exurb of #1.
And that $100,000 goes even further when you live across the state line in MS.
 
UltimaCS
2023-03-17 8:55:44 PM  
Thanks to no state income tax and the low cost of living, seven out of the 10 cities in the top 10 are located in Texas.

Notably ignores that people get reamed on property taxes and a million other unexpected costs.
 
InfoFreako
2023-03-17 8:56:13 PM  

Vansthing: The most desirable and densely populated places cost more to live in?


Desirable and densely populated are mutually exclusive for me, but you go ahead and enjoy.
 
El_Dan
2023-03-17 8:57:30 PM  
How do you write an article like that without addressing things like debt and home ownership.
 
DarkSoulNoHope
2023-03-17 8:59:02 PM  

UltimaCS: Thanks to no state income tax and the low cost of living, seven out of the 10 cities in the top 10 are located in Texas.

Notably ignores that people get reamed on property taxes and a million other unexpected costs.


Plus they have to deal with Republican politicians who will attempt to prevent you from having the right to vote if you live in a majority Democratic area, like a city (as well as prevent cities from enacting progressive laws and policy, "states rights" of course).
 
darkeyes
2023-03-17 8:59:14 PM  

UltimaCS: Thanks to no state income tax and the low cost of living, seven out of the 10 cities in the top 10 are located in Texas.

Notably ignores that people get reamed on property taxes and a million other unexpected costs.


As someone who lives in Texas, I probably got charged a fee for this post
 
DarkSoulNoHope
2023-03-17 9:02:25 PM  

darkeyes: UltimaCS: Thanks to no state income tax and the low cost of living, seven out of the 10 cities in the top 10 are located in Texas.

Notably ignores that people get reamed on property taxes and a million other unexpected costs.

As someone who lives in Texas, I probably got charged a fee for this post


Your fee will be donated to the local Buc'ees
 
Trocadero
2023-03-17 9:06:22 PM  

darkeyes: UltimaCS: Thanks to no state income tax and the low cost of living, seven out of the 10 cities in the top 10 are located in Texas.

Notably ignores that people get reamed on property taxes and a million other unexpected costs.

As someone who lives in Texas, I probably got charged a fee for this post


The guy who delivers the fee notice charges you for the tolls he has to pay to get to your mailbox.
 
SirDigbyChickenCaesar
2023-03-17 9:07:23 PM  

Vansthing: The most desirable and densely populated places cost more to live in?


My 10 acre homestead farm that's about 40 minutes from a state capital cost less to buy and less in property taxes than a 2 bedroom condo in those places. So enjoy your experience and stfu about how much it costs if you want to live there that much.
 
Hagbardr
2023-03-17 9:09:39 PM  
10 lowest are all in states that are trying to make my existence illegal.
 
monsatano [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-03-17 9:10:10 PM  

SirDigbyChickenCaesar: Vansthing: The most desirable and densely populated places cost more to live in?

My 10 acre homestead farm that's about 40 minutes from a state capital cost less to buy and less in property taxes than a 2 bedroom condo in those places. So enjoy your experience and stfu about how much it costs if you want to live there that much.


40 minutes from Richmond? farking baller yo
 
OgreMagi
2023-03-17 9:10:38 PM  

SirDigbyChickenCaesar: Vansthing: The most desirable and densely populated places cost more to live in?

My 10 acre homestead farm that's about 40 minutes from a state capital cost less to buy and less in property taxes than a 2 bedroom condo in those places. So enjoy your experience and stfu about how much it costs if you want to live there that much.


The average house price in the San Francisco Bay Area runs just over a million bucks.  Even with a six figure salary, you are lucky to be able to buy something.  A one bedroom condo goes for $500,000 or more.  It is possible to buy something cheaper.  If you don't mind that your neighbor is a crack house and your car will be trashed nightly.
 
baronbloodbath [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-03-17 9:10:46 PM  
My reasonable house close to Philadelphia is worth more than every single place I have live previously.

Combined.

I like my quality of living and distance from the city.
 
UltimaCS
2023-03-17 9:13:16 PM  

SirDigbyChickenCaesar: Vansthing: The most desirable and densely populated places cost more to live in?

My 10 acre homestead farm that's about 40 minutes from a state capital cost less to buy and less in property taxes than a 2 bedroom condo in those places. So enjoy your experience and stfu about how much it costs if you want to live there that much.


Being only 40 minutes from The White House of the Confederacy and Lumpkin's Slave Jail?! Gee whiz, you sure lucked out being so close to the vibrant metropolis of Richmond, Virginia!
 
Trocadero
2023-03-17 9:14:52 PM  

OgreMagi: SirDigbyChickenCaesar: Vansthing: The most desirable and densely populated places cost more to live in?

My 10 acre homestead farm that's about 40 minutes from a state capital cost less to buy and less in property taxes than a 2 bedroom condo in those places. So enjoy your experience and stfu about how much it costs if you want to live there that much.

The average house price in the San Francisco Bay Area runs just over a million bucks.  Even with a six figure salary, you are lucky to be able to buy something.  A one bedroom condo goes for $500,000 or more.  It is possible to buy something cheaper.  If you don't mind that your neighbor is a crack house and your car will be trashed nightly.


Those cost more than $1M, too, b/c you're supposed to be renting those out for $5k/mo.
 
shinji3i
2023-03-17 9:19:19 PM  

UltimaCS: Thanks to no state income tax and the low cost of living, seven out of the 10 cities in the top 10 are located in Texas.

Notably ignores that people get reamed on property taxes and a million other unexpected costs.


Owner of the company that did the "research" is from texas.

https://twitter.com/mikecarvin?lang=en
 
Obscene_CNN
2023-03-17 9:19:20 PM  
Obligatory

Seattle is Dying | A KOMO News Documentary
Youtube bpAi70WWBlw
 
thornhill
2023-03-17 9:19:37 PM  
Well, you have factor in the quality of life in the city.

Having lived in NYC, yeah, housing is insanely expensive, but no other city in the country offers as much to do as it: concerts, plays, museums, theater, food, etc. I was out and about every night and weekend - my tiny studio was just a place where I slept. And then the high taxes help subsidize things like the best public transportation system in the nation, the best library system in the nation, etc. Sure, places like Dallas might be great bargains, but it's Dallas.
 
BunchaRubes
2023-03-17 9:22:32 PM  
Just had my annual review, raise and bonus and it always raises an eyebrow when I see that my take home pay is like 35% of my gross pay.

Until I remember why - another company wanted to steal me and the end result was a literally overnight 30.something% raise and I altered my 401k contributions to "ultra" lol.  It moved my retirement up a good 7 years, woot.
 
stray_capts
2023-03-17 9:23:35 PM  

UltimaCS: Thanks to no state income tax and the low cost of living, seven out of the 10 cities in the top 10 are located in Texas.

Notably ignores that people get reamed on property taxes and a million other unexpected costs.


When I lived in Texas, it was, indeed cheaper to live there.  The best situation tax-wise I ever had was when I was active duty, stationed in Delaware with a home of record in Texas.  Texas has no income tax, Delaware has no sales tax.

CSB: I lived on-base in a stand-alone three bedroom house, and as a very junior officer, my BAH was way less than rent in the area would have been for a comparable house, so having a house on base made tons of sense.  We had zero bills besides car insurance and telephone.  Cable, internet, electricity, water, etc were all included with the house.  My commute was about ten minutes on foot. I only made about $45K per year, but with two kids and a wife, my taxes were about zero and almost every dollar of that was take-home pay.  Without any bills, we lived very comfortably.  To top it off, we almost never bought groceries.  My wife was (and is) a great cook.  The other junior officers almost always came over for dinner, such that we had our family of four plus about 2-6 folks for lunch and dinner each day.  We didn't mind a bit.  After about a month, though, one of the guys saw us bringing in groceries and was like, "wow, that's a lot of food for four people."  The other dude that was with him said, "yeah, but it isn't much for ten people."  After that, the other officers stocked our pantry and fridge almost constantly.  They'd call up, ask, "can we have steak (or roast or spaghetti or whatever) this week, I'll do the shopping..."  We almost never paid for groceries for the next two years, and they even did the dishes.
 
moothemagiccow
2023-03-17 9:28:49 PM  
Would be better to see how much the minimum wage is actually worth there
 
Shryke
2023-03-17 9:32:02 PM  

UltimaCS: Thanks to no state income tax and the low cost of living, seven out of the 10 cities in the top 10 are located in Texas.

Notably ignores that people get reamed on property taxes and a million other unexpected costs.


 Nah. You're full of shiat, perpetually.
 
moothemagiccow
2023-03-17 9:33:40 PM  

thornhill: Well, you have factor in the quality of life in the city.

Having lived in NYC, yeah, housing is insanely expensive, but no other city in the country offers as much to do as it: concerts, plays, museums, theater, food, etc. I was out and about every night and weekend - my tiny studio was just a place where I slept. And then the high taxes help subsidize things like the best public transportation system in the nation, the best library system in the nation, etc. Sure, places like Dallas might be great bargains, but it's Dallas.


having essentially a dorm room is cool, but all that shiat is incredibly expensive.
the toughest part about living in new york was nothing was cheap. not even bread, eggs, or cereal. the cheapest loaf of bread was $4 when i lived there. when i moved back to texas, it was 66 cents
 
DarkSoulNoHope
2023-03-17 9:35:05 PM  

Shryke: UltimaCS: Thanks to no state income tax and the low cost of living, seven out of the 10 cities in the top 10 are located in Texas.

Notably ignores that people get reamed on property taxes and a million other unexpected costs.

Nah. You're full of shiat, perpetually.


How much are property taxes in Texas?
Texas Property Taxes
Property taxes in Texas are the seventh-highest in the U.S., as the average effective property tax rate in the Lone Star State is 1.60%. Compare that to the national average, which currently stands at 0.99%. The typical Texas homeowner pays $3,797 annually in property taxes.

https://smartasset.com/taxes/texas-property-tax-calculator
 
Raoul Eaton [TotalFark]
2023-03-17 9:35:07 PM  

OgreMagi: SirDigbyChickenCaesar: Vansthing: The most desirable and densely populated places cost more to live in?

My 10 acre homestead farm that's about 40 minutes from a state capital cost less to buy and less in property taxes than a 2 bedroom condo in those places. So enjoy your experience and stfu about how much it costs if you want to live there that much.

The average house price in the San Francisco Bay Area runs just over a million bucks.  Even with a six figure salary, you are lucky to be able to buy something.  A one bedroom condo goes for $500,000 or more.  It is possible to buy something cheaper.  If you don't mind that your neighbor is a crack house and your car will be trashed nightly.


Car?  In San Francisco?  I knew someone who moved there in the 1980s and got rid of his car after six break-ins in less than a year. And S.F was still quite nice back then.
 
Shryke
2023-03-17 9:35:26 PM  

thornhill: Well, you have factor in the quality of life in the city.

Having lived in NYC, yeah, housing is insanely expensive, but no other city in the country offers as much to do as it: concerts, plays, museums, theater, food, etc. I was out and about every night and weekend - my tiny studio was just a place where I slept. And then the high taxes help subsidize things like the best public transportation system in the nation, the best library system in the nation, etc. Sure, places like Dallas might be great bargains, but it's Dallas.


Is that why NYC is losing population at an unprecedented rate?

DO TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FABULOUS PUBLIC SERVICES.

Reality: Democrats turn every city they run into giant shiatholes in 3 decades or less. States take about 5-6 decades.
 
monsatano [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-03-17 9:35:35 PM  

Obscene_CNN: Obligatory

[YouTube video: Seattle is Dying | A KOMO News Documentary]


KOMO? Lol
 
UltimaCS
2023-03-17 9:36:47 PM  

DarkSoulNoHope: Shryke: UltimaCS: Thanks to no state income tax and the low cost of living, seven out of the 10 cities in the top 10 are located in Texas.

Notably ignores that people get reamed on property taxes and a million other unexpected costs.

Nah. You're full of shiat, perpetually.

How much are property taxes in Texas?
Texas Property Taxes
Property taxes in Texas are the seventh-highest in the U.S., as the average effective property tax rate in the Lone Star State is 1.60%. Compare that to the national average, which currently stands at 0.99%. The typical Texas homeowner pays $3,797 annually in property taxes.

https://smartasset.com/taxes/texas-property-tax-calculator


His legal personhood does not make joinder with "taxes."
 
wetrat
2023-03-17 9:38:46 PM  
There's been a lot of these "$100k is only worth $(XX)k in (cityname)" articles lately. So many that it raises the question, where exactly is $100k worth $100k?

I guess I don't understand why the baseline of "what you should reasonably expect to get for $100k" is a McMansion and a Costco membership in Toxic Train Derailment County, Ohio, and not ... I dunno, a regular place where people actually might want to live.
 
Shryke
2023-03-17 9:38:51 PM  

DarkSoulNoHope: Shryke: UltimaCS: Thanks to no state income tax and the low cost of living, seven out of the 10 cities in the top 10 are located in Texas.

Notably ignores that people get reamed on property taxes and a million other unexpected costs.

Nah. You're full of shiat, perpetually.

How much are property taxes in Texas?
Texas Property Taxes
Property taxes in Texas are the seventh-highest in the U.S., as the average effective property tax rate in the Lone Star State is 1.60%. Compare that to the national average, which currently stands at 0.99%. The typical Texas homeowner pays $3,797 annually in property taxes.

https://smartasset.com/taxes/texas-property-tax-calculator


Having lived in Florida, NJ, and PA as a property owner, I LOL
at your silly TX tax rate (FL being heaven, the others being pure hell).
 
austerity101
2023-03-17 9:41:34 PM  

Vansthing: The most desirable and densely populated places cost more to live in?


Those desirable and densely populated places still need workers of all stripes, including kitchen workers and janitors and gas station clerks.
 
austerity101
2023-03-17 9:42:34 PM  

DarkSoulNoHope: darkeyes: UltimaCS: Thanks to no state income tax and the low cost of living, seven out of the 10 cities in the top 10 are located in Texas.

Notably ignores that people get reamed on property taxes and a million other unexpected costs.

As someone who lives in Texas, I probably got charged a fee for this post

Your fee will be donated to the local Buc'ees


I like to pronounce it like "Busey's" and watch the Texans get all mad.
 
austerity101
2023-03-17 9:42:55 PM  

Hagbardr: 10 lowest are all in states that are trying to make my existence illegal.


Being queer is expensive.
 
DarkSoulNoHope
2023-03-17 9:43:20 PM  

Shryke: DarkSoulNoHope: Shryke: UltimaCS: Thanks to no state income tax and the low cost of living, seven out of the 10 cities in the top 10 are located in Texas.

Notably ignores that people get reamed on property taxes and a million other unexpected costs.

Nah. You're full of shiat, perpetually.

How much are property taxes in Texas?
Texas Property Taxes
Property taxes in Texas are the seventh-highest in the U.S., as the average effective property tax rate in the Lone Star State is 1.60%. Compare that to the national average, which currently stands at 0.99%. The typical Texas homeowner pays $3,797 annually in property taxes.

https://smartasset.com/taxes/texas-property-tax-calculator

Having lived in Florida, NJ, and PA as a property owner, I LOL
at your silly TX tax rate (FL being heaven, the others being pure hell).


I live in New Jersey right now. I may have high taxes, but I also don't have Republicans intent on finding ways to hurt me because I am a Muslim or for some other trait they don't like about me, my wife and her kids (her kids are mixed Italian/Pakistani due to her first husband).
 
moothemagiccow
2023-03-17 9:44:12 PM  

UltimaCS: Thanks to no state income tax and the low cost of living, seven out of the 10 cities in the top 10 are located in Texas.

Notably ignores that people get reamed on property taxes and a million other unexpected costs.


Who cares about property tax when your 2000 sq ft house is worth $200k?

When I lived in NC, everything was taxed. I paid property tax on my car. Groceries were taxed. State income tax. And the sad part was, public services were worse. Roads were crap. Sidewalks were few and far between. Public transit was a joke - a bus every HOUR. DMV was run by Patty and Selma.

The only "unexpected cost" in TX is speeding tickets. There is a ton of speed enforcement out all the time in Texas. It is primarily what cops do. It is easy to avoid, because you just get used to never speeding.
 
OgreMagi
2023-03-17 9:45:07 PM  

BunchaRubes: Just had my annual review, raise and bonus and it always raises an eyebrow when I see that my take home pay is like 35% of my gross pay.

Until I remember why - another company wanted to steal me and the end result was a literally overnight 30.something% raise and I altered my 401k contributions to "ultra" lol.  It moved my retirement up a good 7 years, woot.


That's a very smart move.  You could even drop your contribution in a few years and the larger early contribution will have the biggest impact on your retirement amount.  The magic of compound interest.

I bumped up my 401k contribution substantially, but I got a late start so I'm still concerned about how much I will have upon retirement.
 
Shryke
2023-03-17 9:45:53 PM  

DarkSoulNoHope: Shryke: DarkSoulNoHope: Shryke: UltimaCS: Thanks to no state income tax and the low cost of living, seven out of the 10 cities in the top 10 are located in Texas.

Notably ignores that people get reamed on property taxes and a million other unexpected costs.

Nah. You're full of shiat, perpetually.

How much are property taxes in Texas?
Texas Property Taxes
Property taxes in Texas are the seventh-highest in the U.S., as the average effective property tax rate in the Lone Star State is 1.60%. Compare that to the national average, which currently stands at 0.99%. The typical Texas homeowner pays $3,797 annually in property taxes.

https://smartasset.com/taxes/texas-property-tax-calculator

Having lived in Florida, NJ, and PA as a property owner, I LOL
at your silly TX tax rate (FL being heaven, the others being pure hell).

I live in New Jersey right now. I may have high taxes, but I also don't have Republicans intent on finding ways to hurt me because I am a Muslim or for some other trait they don't like about me, my wife and her kids (her kids are mixed Italian/Pakistani due to her first husband).


Blah blah blah. We're arguing tax rates here, you perpetual victim.  Pathetic (and garbage) diversion and you know it.
 
OgreMagi
2023-03-17 9:48:01 PM  

Raoul Eaton: OgreMagi: SirDigbyChickenCaesar: Vansthing: The most desirable and densely populated places cost more to live in?

My 10 acre homestead farm that's about 40 minutes from a state capital cost less to buy and less in property taxes than a 2 bedroom condo in those places. So enjoy your experience and stfu about how much it costs if you want to live there that much.

The average house price in the San Francisco Bay Area runs just over a million bucks.  Even with a six figure salary, you are lucky to be able to buy something.  A one bedroom condo goes for $500,000 or more.  It is possible to buy something cheaper.  If you don't mind that your neighbor is a crack house and your car will be trashed nightly.

Car?  In San Francisco?  I knew someone who moved there in the 1980s and got rid of his car after six break-ins in less than a year. And S.F was still quite nice back then.


If you live and work inside of the city, you don't want a car.  It's more trouble than it is worth.  Outside of the city, you can get by without a car if you live close to a BART station, otherwise you need a car.
 
OgreMagi
2023-03-17 9:50:32 PM  

moothemagiccow: When I lived in NC, everything was taxed. I paid property tax on my car. Groceries were taxed. State income tax. And the sad part was, public services were worse. Roads were crap. Sidewalks were few and far between. Public transit was a joke - a bus every HOUR. DMV was run by Patty and Selma.


Sounds a lot like California, but without the nice weather.

California has some of the highest overall taxes in the nation.  You might get a break on property tax, but all other taxes are on the top end of the nation.  Add to that the high cost of living around the cities, and that six figure salary doesn't seem all that nice.
 
ansius
2023-03-17 9:51:46 PM  

UltimaCS: Thanks to no state income tax and the low cost of living, seven out of the 10 cities in the top 10 are located in Texas.

Notably ignores that people get reamed on property taxes and a million other unexpected costs.


Yeah, but consumption taxes affect the poor proportionally more than the rich, so $100K goes further while $30K goes backwards.
 
moothemagiccow
2023-03-17 9:52:38 PM  

Shryke: Is that why NYC is losing population at an unprecedented rate?

DO TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FABULOUS PUBLIC SERVICES.

Reality: Democrats turn every city they run into giant shiatholes in 3 decades or less. States take about 5-6 decades.


LOL The thing I was most afraid of in New York was getting shot by the cops. My neighborhood was as quiet as a suburb after 10pm.

The most dangerous place to live in America is a mid-sized city in a red state. Look up the per capita violent crime rates. You want to live somewhere scary? Go to Memphis, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Greensboro.
 
austerity101
2023-03-17 9:54:40 PM  

wetrat: There's been a lot of these "$100k is only worth $(XX)k in (cityname)" articles lately. So many that it raises the question, where exactly is $100k worth $100k?

I guess I don't understand why the baseline of "what you should reasonably expect to get for $100k" is a McMansion and a Costco membership in Toxic Train Derailment County, Ohio, and not ... I dunno, a regular place where people actually might want to live.


Every single person in the US should be able to support themselves and their family on a single income.

The minimum wage is supposed to do this. It's not even remotely close.

The minimum wage is $7.25. It has been that since 2009. If it had kept up with inflation, it'd be $10.33, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But I think the more salient way to look at it is how this article does it:  that wage is really only worth $5.14 today, because of the value the dollar has lost over the last 14 years--that is, what $7.25 could purchase in 2009 only goes as far as $5.14 today because of inflation.

My first off-campus job when I was in college paid $5.15 in 2000. That'd be worth $8.97 today, still $1.72 more than the nominal current minimum wage, and $3.82 more than the minimum wage is worth today.
 
shinji3i
2023-03-17 9:55:32 PM  

Shryke: thornhill: Well, you have factor in the quality of life in the city.

Having lived in NYC, yeah, housing is insanely expensive, but no other city in the country offers as much to do as it: concerts, plays, museums, theater, food, etc. I was out and about every night and weekend - my tiny studio was just a place where I slept. And then the high taxes help subsidize things like the best public transportation system in the nation, the best library system in the nation, etc. Sure, places like Dallas might be great bargains, but it's Dallas.

Is that why NYC is losing population at an unprecedented rate?

DO TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FABULOUS PUBLIC SERVICES.

Reality: Democrats turn every city they run into giant shiatholes in 3 decades or less. States take about 5-6 decades.


Yeah, nothing besides high taxes happened in the past few years to cause a lot of people to move out of a densely populated city.

Also, you seem to have an antiquated view on NYC's population seeing as how it's been rebounding since everyone fled due to that deadly virus of taxation. I'd post a reliable source but presumably you would just call it fake news, so here's a source more up your alley:
https://nypost.com/2023/01/10/manhattans-population-has-rebounded-in-the-wake-of-covid-19/

Anybody want to post sources how states under (D) leadership for 5-6 decades are the only ones with consistently net positive federal tax dollars while every (r) states is consistently heavily dependent on federal money? No? He wouldn't understand that basic math?

media.tenor.comView Full Size
 
Shryke
2023-03-17 9:59:32 PM  

moothemagiccow: Shryke: Is that why NYC is losing population at an unprecedented rate?

DO TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FABULOUS PUBLIC SERVICES.

Reality: Democrats turn every city they run into giant shiatholes in 3 decades or less. States take about 5-6 decades.

LOL The thing I was most afraid of in New York was getting shot by the cops. My neighborhood was as quiet as a suburb after 10pm.

The most dangerous place to live in America is a mid-sized city in a red state. Look up the per capita violent crime rates. You want to live somewhere scary? Go to Memphis, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Greensboro.


All run by Democrats? Try again? Your state flavor means Fark all.
 
Shryke
2023-03-17 10:00:45 PM  

shinji3i: Shryke: thornhill: Well, you have factor in the quality of life in the city.

Having lived in NYC, yeah, housing is insanely expensive, but no other city in the country offers as much to do as it: concerts, plays, museums, theater, food, etc. I was out and about every night and weekend - my tiny studio was just a place where I slept. And then the high taxes help subsidize things like the best public transportation system in the nation, the best library system in the nation, etc. Sure, places like Dallas might be great bargains, but it's Dallas.

Is that why NYC is losing population at an unprecedented rate?

DO TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FABULOUS PUBLIC SERVICES.

Reality: Democrats turn every city they run into giant shiatholes in 3 decades or less. States take about 5-6 decades.

Yeah, nothing besides high taxes happened in the past few years to cause a lot of people to move out of a densely populated city.

Also, you seem to have an antiquated view on NYC's population seeing as how it's been rebounding since everyone fled due to that deadly virus of taxation. I'd post a reliable source but presumably you would just call it fake news, so here's a source more up your alley:
https://nypost.com/2023/01/10/manhattans-population-has-rebounded-in-the-wake-of-covid-19/

Anybody want to post sources how states under (D) leadership for 5-6 decades are the only ones with consistently net positive federal tax dollars while every (r) states is consistently heavily dependent on federal money? No? He wouldn't understand that basic math?

[media.tenor.com image 640x640]


Gosh, you mean social security and Medicare follow retirees? These are programs your ilk mandated, FYI.
 
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