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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (529576)	11/16/2009 5:01:14 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576012

You're forgiven (ggg)....Downstate NY would have been a more concise term. But typing 'NYC' is so much easier. <g>

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (529576)	11/16/2009 5:36:04 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576012

Megan McCardle on upstate NY --- "Rural areas have a farmer's contempt for welfare, and the entire upstate region knows too well that the taxes and regulations imposed by the rich downstate voters are crippling their economy. No, this is not libertarian cant; it's obvious to basically anyone who spends any time there. New York has onerous business taxes, a deeply problematic workman's comp system, and various rules about public sector unions that are slowly destroying the budgets of the local cities. Combine this with a whole lot of cold weather, and there's no way they can attract new businesses to replace the big industrial plants they've lost. I mean, it's quite possible that the economy wouldn't regenerate anyway--but it's 100% sure that it won't as long as the state's tax and regulation levels are so bloated. But the finance industry throws off enough money that the downstate can afford a costly and often inefficient welfare state (1 in 3 New Yorkers are on Medicaid!). And New York's major industries, which tend to be information based, are less harmed by corporate regulation. Downstate voters are the majority in the state. So nothing changes, and the upstate slowly strangles." meganmcardle.theatlantic.com