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⚡ New York electricity prices rose 14% in a single year, nearly three times the U.S. average increase. Rising energy costs are a challenge for every state. The difference is that New York is failing this challenge spectacularly.

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This is how much more New Yorkers pay for electricity than the U.S. average. The price gap keeps growing, raising a simple question: Does New York have an energy problem, or are other states doing a better job at energy policy?

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The average New York household pays 63% higher electricity prices than the national average.

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New York's residential electricity prices are fifth-highest in the country. Again.

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In New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley, the leading concern is the high cost of living. Everywhere else, it is high taxes. Very interesting.

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Men cite high taxes as a top reason to leave New York; women cite the cost of living. But they are in near perfect agreement on crime and politics.

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Young are focused on housing. For those under 40, housing costs were among the biggest reasons to leave. Why is building anything in New York so complicated?

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Democrats cite the cost of living as a reason to leave. Republicans and independents cite high taxes. Albany can’t vote prices down—but it can cut taxes. Why does Albany insist on keeping taxes high, even at the risk of losing people?

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New York can't even make its own climate program work at home. Why should it be able to impose its rules on companies outside the state, let alone in other countries?

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For older New Yorkers, taxes topped the list of reasons to leave. After decades of working and paying into the system, some aren't sure they can afford to stay in New York in retirement.

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People have always moved. The problem is that leaving New York is becoming the default for far too many.

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New Yorkers usually disagree on how to fix taxes, prices, crime, and government. But New Yorkers across party lines are planning to leave, because of taxes, prices, crime and government. That is more than frustration, that is a loss of faith in New York.

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NY Education: ~$32,000 per student, $97,000 per teacher;
Mississippi Education: ~12,000 per student, $53,000 per teacher.
Mississippi outperforms New York in Grade 4 Reading and Mathematics.

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LIRR workers average about $160,000 with overtime, and some make $300,000+. Many riders or LIRR earn far less. If everyone in New York making below $160,000 walked off the job, the state would be paralyzed.

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NY corrections officers earning $500,000. Guess who’s paying? Taxpayers.

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28¢ vs. 17¢.
That’s the cost of electricity in New York compared with the rest of the country—and why New Yorkers pay nearly $100 more per bill.

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NY’s proposed “cap-and-invest” could add up to $2.26/gal to gasoline—pushing prices toward $6/gal.
Read the full text article here: https://t.co/Lg6MiUdfBd

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Something is not right with New York's energy policy

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New York has the 6th highest electricity prices in the U.S. — and they’re rising 4x faster than inflation.

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Banks are accused of inflating interest owed during foreclosure auctions. Critics say the process lacks transparency and is difficult for homeowners to navigate.
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