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New York’s economy and way of life have been hit, making people leave the city even before the onslaught of the pandemic.
Lockdowns have continuously been implemented due to the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases. The incompetent governor Andrew Cuomo made the situation worse.
He received backlash when he approved the mixing of patients from nursing homes with people who are positive for coronavirus. Although he has not yet commented on this issue, this added to the COVID-19 death rate in New York.
Even before the pandemic hit New York, figures show that from July 2019 to July 2020, an estimated number of 126,00 individuals departed from New York. The US Consensus Bureau confirmed that since 2016, New York’s population has been decreasing.
New York is facing an historic exodus in population, potentially opening a House seat for the GOP.https://t.co/QJgSQgyHtm
— The RFAngle (@TheRFAngle) December 23, 2020
According to the Washington Examiner, New York residents with means started to leave New York. Because of these numerous departures, the number of seats for New York in the House of Representatives can be affected.
The number of seats in the House is decided by a state’s population. Since there is a drastic decrease in population, this means that New York can lose two seats in the House.
While New York is at risk of losing seats, Republican states like Texas and Florida are stepping up in their number of seats. These changes have repercussions on power throughout the nation.
Can’t imagine why Americans keep fleeing California and New York to come to Texas. https://t.co/RPf1hfoWZA
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) December 17, 2020
The major factor why residents of New York are leaving is because of exceedingly high taxes. Republicans have been warning for over the years that extreme taxes are not helping the residents. High taxes mean people will leave and those who are providing jobs will be also be driven away.
Despite the consistent reminders and warning of the GOP, Democrats stand firm on adhering to high taxes. As a result, people are fleeing away from the Empire State.
I make this point w/ every reporter: If you're high-income, Florida & Texas are "low-tax" states and New York is "high-tax." If you're low-income, FL & TX are high tax (high sales tax; no EITC) and New York is low-tax (low sales tax; generous EITC). Then there's Medicaid, etc... https://t.co/PjIPhVjik1
— Richard C. Auxier (@richardcauxier) December 14, 2020
In addition to high tax schemes, the continued shutdowns and intolerable guidelines as a response to COVID-19 are not helping at all.
With the state being under an incompetent Democrat governor’s helm, there is no positive sign that the number of people leaving New York will decrease unless smart solutions and decisions are implemented.
