by IrishApache (2023-12-31 00:58:01)
In reply to: From a NY standpoint... posted by IrishApache
I'll add that when the wretchedly horse-toothed Kathy Hochul became the governor of New York in August of 2021, following the Andrew Cuomo scandal, she further proved BI's point.
In her very first month as governor, she issued an executive order stating all children in daycare, aged 2-4, now had to wear masks in daycare facilities. So did the daycare providers. To Cuomo's credit, he followed the science closely enough to recognize that such an act would have been futile.
But Kathy wanted to be tough on Covid!
My youngest was 2.5 years old at the time. My wife and I had both been vaccinated, as had every member of the daycare staff.
He struggled to wear a mask for eight hours a day, struggled to express his words and emotions while wearing a mask, and struggled to read cues given to him by the masked staff members. It was horrible.
The science was clear at this point that masking 2 year olds created more harm then good. The treatment was worse than the disease. But where was Fauci to repudiate this decree by Hochul? He remained silent as not to run afoul of a political ally.
Maybe you're not a parent. OK. But I am. And to parrot BI, government "botched it." And my child suffered.
And before anyone says "nice source" the photo is from the Gov's facebook page, as captured by someone on Twitter...I liked the "MS Paint" vibe of this particular one. Goes with the pre-school mental processes of the people standing in the back row of the picture. 
GFY
election was, too. As much as I was admonished about it, I still contend that the environment around running and serving as a politician is such that we wind up with terrible candidates, and the primaries wind up pushing more moderate voices aside in favor of those with more extreme views. Hochul is misguided and seemingly hell-bent on imposing her wrong and harmful policies on the state, Yet, she was elected. One of these years I will get out of here. To where, I do not know. Hopefully somewhere with a more moderate regime and population, so that I can avoid lunatics on both ends of the spectrum.
It's purple. More sanity than insanity. Sure, the taxes are not as low as Florida, Texas, South Carolina, or Tennessee, but I do not find them to be burdensome, like I did in New York and Connecticut.
I certainly have my policy preferences, which skew to the right, but I've come to believe that single party rule - in either direction - is a bad thing and that both parties need each other to find balance.
And the BBQ here is kick-ass.
as we love our house and our property, we don't love the state or frankly most of our fellow residents where we live, and it's not specifically about political affiliation as our area is not aligned with the overall state leaning. As you well know as a former resident the less populated areas aren't in agreement with those closer to the big cities. But, there are other issues, as there are anywhere. I am an independent, focused on what I believe would be prudent choices rather than pushing an agenda from either side. Watching the potential of the area being squandered has been heartbreaking. I agree with you that single party rule is a problem. I'm living it - see prior comment. As for the barbecue, NC is good, but having grown up in Kansas City, I still prefer it.
I'm glad that you are enjoying NC. If we decamp from NY, we likely would wind up in PA until such time as we decided to move someplace like NC. Unless things get horrific here, going to PA is unlikely, as we have decades invested in our house and property and enjoy it. The day will come, though, of that I am certain.
Have a great day and a happy new year!