HOLY COW: Bombshell data from the IRS has left NY Governor Kathy Hochul speechless.
Between 2020-2024, 892 companies escaped from New York - along with $47 BILLION in income with them.
Here's where they went:
• Florida: 341 companies
• Texas: 187
• North Carolina: 129
But guess what - it's no longer just billionaires.
We're talking about middle-class professionals, small business owners, and families desperate to flee the taxes, regulations and unsafe state.
Remember when Hochul made fun of them?
“Just get on a bus.” Well.... they did.
REPOST and get the data out there!
#thinblueline#lawenforcement
This is outrageous..
Not a single person on my flight is masked up while we’re in the middle of a double pandemic (Covid + Hantavirus).
I politely informed the flight attendant that this is a super spreader event. She just shrugged and walked away. I've already filed a formal complaint with the FAA and CDC. This is reckless and cannot stand.
Masks save lives, the science is settled on that.
TRUMP to WHO and HANTAVIRUS:
"Left-wing fanatics are trying to stoke fear and bring back the COVID restrictions. Not with us. We're not closing schools, not following mask mandates, not tolerating vaccine mandates. No money for these people."
GOOD❗️
No, this isn’t a postcard. Or a Grandma Moses painting.
This is a photo I took from the Fort Edward Grasslands this week. Yes, it is that pretty. It’s so pastoral, in fact, that people from all over Washington County and beyond travel to this valley to take in its beauty.
It’s this very valley that the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) is trying to turn into an 1,800 acre solar industrial complex.
This photo is also home to 10 of the 11 top grassland bird species of concern in NY, according to the @NYSDEC. That’s why it’s covered in endangered species signage.
It all used to mean something.
ORES is poised to issue the Fort Edward Solar final permit this month so Boralex, a Canadian renewable corporation, can make their millions.
We need the federal government to intervene in New York State badly.
I spoke to a Fire Chief last week who told me that his fire department hasn't received one cent from a local solar complex that promised the community all sorts of "benefits" like money and jobs in the region.
As those of you following on here with me know, even ORES (Office of Renewable Energy Siting) has to admit in the project dockets that 100MW solar projects only create 2.5 full-time jobs.
But what about the tax revenue? When I started combing through the Fort Edward Solar docket, I noticed documents related to taxes were redacted.
That told me one thing: something nefarious is at play with tax breaks given to solar and wind corporations.
Boy, I had no idea just how crooked this all was.
The Fire Chief told me their department does not receive one cent from this solar complex.
How could this be?
Large solar projects in New York operate under a PILOT agreement (Payment In Lieu Of Taxes), usually negotiated through the Industrial Development Agency (IDA).
The developer does not pay standard property taxes. Instead, they make scheduled payments over time. Developers push for PILOTs because they pay much less than they would paying with outright property taxes.
Additionally, many PILOT agreements include grace periods. Payments may begin after construction is complete... and some agreements ramp up slowly over years. And, even without a PILOT, many solar projects still don’t pay full taxes because of a major state policy: New York Real Property Tax Law Section 487. This law gives solar projects a 15-year property tax exemption.
In the case of this town, the PILOT cut out the fire department from receiving tax revenue from the hundreds of acres of land that are now locked into a solar industrial complex. That land was previously paying property taxes, a portion of which went to the fire department.
This is all part of the state's plan to centralize power at the top, taking it away from towns, villages, fire departments, small businesses, farms, and the environment.
What was promised as something that would bring "jobs and revenue" turned into something that destroyed local tourism, lowered surrounding property values, and cut out the fire department from PILOT revenue.
These foreign solar corporations are lying at our doorsteps and to our media, and New York State is letting them.
I refuse to accept this kind of treatment from foreign renewable corporations, which is why I am raising money to sue. We need the federal government in NY immediately.
@RepJoeMorelle@HouseAdm_Dems When was the last time you held a town meeting? You won't because you're a coward, yellow stripe down your back. You think you're positioning yourself for bigger things but you're so wrong. We, the People, are fed up with you and your self serving ways.
As Top Democrat on @HouseAdm_Dems, I'm leading the effort to protect our elections. I'm traveling around the country, meeting with colleagues in their communities to stop the president from trying to disrupt the midterm elections.
BREAKING: Health experts warn the U.S. may not receive immediate access to hantavirus surveillance data and contact tracing information following its withdrawal from the World Health Organization.
Dr. Deborah Birx starts to laugh and suggests that we need to begin testing the population for hantavirus with PCR testing, similar to what was done during the COVID-19 pandemic.
She says there could be more human-to-human transmission occurring and that they should be tracking viruses with blood tests like PCR.
She also suggests testing in schools and universities is a good idea.
“We know how to deal with these viruses. We just need to move into the 21st century and make testing more widely available.”
It’s a beautiful thing to watch Joe Morelle desperately trying his best to fear monger people about fair elections.
The decision handed down by the SC was a reality check for Democrats. What happened? You Dem’s were feeling pretty cocky just a few days ago, bragging about a “master plan” to gerrymander Virginia’s congressional map and steal up to four House seats.
And now? You can eat it, losers 😂
Protecting the right to vote is about protecting the foundation of our democracy.
I'm fighting to protect fair representation, and ensure every American has an equal voice at the ballot box.
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@RepJoeMorelle Why are you so afraid of an honest election, one in which US citizens are the only voters? Because cheating is the way Democrats win. The only way.
New York Police Department Captain James Wilson has been reassigned to be a 911 call operator after calling New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani “An embarrassment”
He’s also made statements critical of Democrats
What happened to “No Kings”
Not allowing criticism is what Kings do