Key insights

• 💸 The individual was frustrated with high living costs and excessive taxes, paying over 50% of income to the government with questionable returns in terms of public safety and infrastructure.
• 🚇 The New York City subway system faced safety, cleanliness, and reliability challenges, leading to concerns and criticisms from both locals and people from other countries.
• 🚧 The excessively expensive construction of New York City's subway system, with projects costing billions to construct even just one station, raised questions about where the money is being allocated.
• 🏦 The inefficiency in the use of tax money for public services in New York City, leading to failed programs and challenges in accessing basic services despite high taxation, was a cause for concern.
• 🏙️ The speaker expressed disappointment with how the New York government is allocating funds, handling construction projects, and managing issues like illegal weed stores, leading to a decline in the city's quality of life and population.
• 🛣️ The individual moved to New Jersey, recognizing it as one of the highest tax states in the country but not anti-tax, and sees the importance of businesses paying taxes.
• 🛡️ The New York City subway's safety concerns led to the deployment of National Guard soldiers for assistance, reflecting the seriousness of the situation.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 The individual had concerns about public safety and the environment for raising a family in New York City, citing instances of aggressive behavior and safety threats encountered, particularly impacting young children and women.

Q&A

• What are the concerns about the New York government's management and allocation of funds?

  There are concerns about the government's allocation of funds, handling of construction projects, and management of issues like illegal weed stores, leading to a decline in the city's quality of life and population. The individual expresses disappointment but ultimately finds a higher quality of life in New Jersey.

• How has tax money been inefficiently spent in New York City?

  Tax money in New York City is perceived to be inefficiently spent, leading to a failed free daycare program, challenges in accessing basic services despite high taxation, and impacts from the city's migration influx that strained publicly funded services.

• What are the issues related to the New York City subway system?

  The subway system faces safety, cleanliness, and reliability challenges, leading to concerns and criticisms from both locals and international perspectives. These concerns have led to the deployment of National Guard soldiers for assistance. Additionally, the excessive expenses in construction projects, significantly higher than other cities, raise questions about the allocation of tax money.

• What are the concerns about New York City's public safety from a taxpayer perspective?

  There are concerns about public safety and instances of aggressive behavior and safety threats encountered in the city, particularly impacting young children and women. The desire for improved spending of tax money to address these safety concerns is also expressed.

• What are the concerns about living in Manhattan, New York City?

  The individual discusses the challenges of high living costs and excessive taxes at the city, state, and federal levels, leading to a decision to leave the city. The high tax contribution and its impact on public safety and the environment for raising a family are also highlighted.

• 00:00 A resident of Manhattan, New York, is leaving the city after experiencing high living costs and excessive taxes. The individual discusses the challenges of high taxes at the city, state, and federal levels, leading to a move to New Jersey.
• 01:52 New York City public safety concerns from taxpayer perspective.
• 03:37 The New York City subway system is facing safety, cleanliness, and reliability challenges, leading to concerns and criticisms from both locals and people from other countries. The deployment of National Guard soldiers reflects the seriousness of the situation.
• 05:30 The New York City subway system is excessively expensive, with projects costing billions to construct even just one station. Comparing to cities like Shanghai and Paris, New York's subway construction costs are significantly higher, leading to questions about where the money is being allocated.
• 07:27 New York City's tax money is not efficiently spent, leading to a failed free daycare program and challenges in accessing basic services despite high taxation. The city's migration influx has also strained publicly funded services.
• 09:23 The speaker discusses concerns about how New York government is allocating funds, handling construction projects, and managing issues like illegal weed stores, leading to a decline in the city's quality of life and population. The speaker expresses disappointment but ultimately finds a higher quality of life in New Jersey.