I've lived in a northern European city for an extended period. I paid higher taxes than in NYC. The difference in public transit, public schools, and social ser

I've lived in a northern European city for an extended period. I paid higher taxes than in NYC. The difference in public transit, public schools, and social services (some of which I used) was night and day compared to NYC. There are absolutely endless stories of NYC government incompetence [1] and corruption [2]. Here are a few recent stories that come to mind: [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/us/nearly-100000-new-york-city-voters-have-been-sent-invalid-absentee-ballots-with-wrong-names-or-addresses.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/us/nearly-100000-new-york... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/nyregion/nyc-schools-covid.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/nyregion/nyc-schools-covi... [2] https://www.wsj.com/articles/five-current-and-former-mta-employees-charged-with-overtime-fraud-11607037952 https://www.wsj.com/articles/five-current-and-former-mta-emp... https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/nyregion/thrivenyc-mental-health-.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/nyregion/thrivenyc-mental...