AI> Nope, I never did. I'm sure Aaron knows New York very well. I just said
 AI> that New York was a successful state. I'm sure New York has it's issues
 AI> as well as California, BC and many places but it is not a failure.

Successful is a vague word. Successful recycling program? Yes. Successful snow plow service? Yes. Successful economy? No.

We used to have Kodak, Endicott-Johnson, IBM, Remmington Arms, MCI, to name a few. They have all moved to other states. Not for better beaches, not for better weed, but for economic reasons. And the better companies, like IBM, took their employees with them when they left.

I moved away for about 15 years, and when I came back 90% of the people I knew were gone. Most of them moved to Florida. They didn't move there to be closer to Disney World, they moved there for economic reasons. Florida is home to thousands of New York transplants.

New York is "successful" at being famous for the Statue of Liberty which is located on an island near the New York City coast. But I would enjoy hearing someone tell me how New York has a successful economy, because that would blow my mind. As of 2023, New York State has a debt of $55.9 billion dollars.

New York, California, and Hawaii (all leftie controlled states) have the highest state debt out of all of the 50 states. Successful at being in debt? Yes.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Windows/64)