The real reason Americans are fleeing blue states for Florida and Texas

This month, New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli launched a taxpayer migration dashboard showing the number of people leaving his state. To the surprise of few, New York is hemorrhaging residents, especially from its middle class. DiNapoli put it plainly: "I remain very concerned about the net loss of married, middle-class filers, and urge policymakers to continue their efforts to improve affordability for New York's families." My own analysis of five years of nationwide IRS records — covering e