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Rush Limbaugh and Leaving New York

Jon Stewart yesterday on The Daily Show

Rush Limbaugh says he is leaving New York due to excess taxation.

Conservative standard bearer Rush Limbaugh told his radio audience that if Governor David Paterson’s new budget passes, he’ll move his show out of New York.

He told listeners, “I don’t know what the breaking point is … when people leave, I’m leaving … I’ll sell my condominium, I’ll sell my apartment. I’m going to get out of there totally. This is just absurd.”

Limbaugh is just one of many New Yorkers angry about the Governor’s weekend proposal to hike taxes for those making more than $250,000. The controversial talking head, who came clean about an addiction to pain killers in October 2003, is well in tune to his reputation in the Big Apple.

“New York is probably going to celebrate that I’m not going to come back … They hate me, so they’re happy I’m not coming back,” he said on his radio show. “They’re going to praise Paterson for driving me out, even though I am rarely there anyway.”

Limbaugh quoted a statement made by Mayor Bloomberg years ago saying that, “there are 40-50,000 taxpayers in this city of 8 million that pay so much tax they essentially support the city. If even 5,000 of them leave because of the tax hikes, there’ll be a big problem.”

This is certainly Limbaugh’s perogative and the fact that New York Governor is being reported to have said that if he knew that Rush would leave the state then he would have raised taxes earlier certainly cannot be settling for high income New York earners.

Besides left-wing comedian Jon Stewart can pay his fair share instead.


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4 Comments

  • Kirk

    John Stewart is just stupid, so is his show. It’s amazing that some people actually use him as their news source. I have no idea why anyone would live in New York to begin with. Rush will be about the only New Yorker that will be welcome here in Florida anyway.

  • Bert Higby

    Kirk is just stupid, so is his comment. It’s amazing that he actually thinks that Rush is a news source. I have no idea why anyone would live Florida with both Rush & Kirk to begin with. I can only think Kirk & Rush will be be very happy living together.

  • Carrie

    This is a funny article. Are we sure that Rush has actually gone through painkiller addiction treatment? His statement seems to be one that would indicate he has not.