David Ditch of EPIC explains in one chart the explosion government spending in New York:

“In 2000, New York State spending per capita was already 30% higher than Florida. By 2024, New York spent 133% more per capita than Florida… The results of these different budgetary approaches have been stark. From 2000 to 2024, New York’s population grew 4.5%, while Florida’s grew 45.6% – a tenfold difference.”

The Medicaid picture is even more stark:

Congress should not force the rest of America to subsidize this runaway freight-train of state government, by making more of New York’s exorbitant taxes deductible on federal returns. This just rewards waste and profligacy.