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Dear Editor,
Retirees are leaving New York in record numbers due to the expensive cost of living here, especially when you consider this state’s high tax burden. We suffer a substantial economic loss for the state and region due to this migration. Consumer spending of all that pension, Social Security, and Medicare money is now being spent elsewhere.
I know that some retirees leave here due to the winter weather. Years ago the ‘Snowbirds’ usually spent most of the year here, and just a few months in Florida or similar locations. My parents, who were lifelong New Yorkers, are an example of ‘Snowbirds’ that made the difficult decision of leaving their family and New York State behind and permanently relocating to Florida. This decision was made because they could not afford the ridiculous property taxes, as well as the significant bite that New York State takes on most pension income, which is taxed much less, if it is taxed at all, by other states.
We need to elect new responsible leaders to Albany that will fix this problem, and make New York a state people want to live in during their retirement years. Rich Cocchiara is someone I have known for years, and he is a life-long resident of the region, who will work hard to change the tax laws and the bad regulations that force people of all age groups to leave NY for economic reasons. He is a home owner who has raised his family here; he is business man, and a long-time community volunteer. I support Rich Cocchiara, and I will vote for him for the NYS Assembly in November. I hope you do too.
Karen Porta
Campbell Hall, NY
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