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We've got the same Republican section in NY state but it's the northern part. Their biggest complaint is that they're taxed too high and their level of service
by JohnTHaller 10y ago
We've got the same Republican section in NY state but it's the northern part. Their biggest complaint is that they're taxed too high and their level of services is too low. Of course, they're spread out up there compared to us in NYC, so their services cost a LOT more to deliver per service per capita. It basically puts us in a mirror situation with red vs blue states... mostly Democratic NYC population's taxes go to pay for the services of the mostly Republican upstate and the mostly Republican upstaters still complain that they pay too much for the services they get.
- codecamper 10y agoPeople that have too much time on their hands (in other words, people with money) tend to complain the loudest.
- mwfunk 10y agoIn this case it's the people with less money doing the complaining, if I read that correctly. The rural conservatives who are subsidized by taxes on urban areas complain that they are the ones who are getting screwed. That's red states vs. blue states in a nutshell, so it wouldn't be surprising to see the same pattern on a smaller scale between NYC and upstate NY.