I'll be escaping Buffalo in 11 days, 8hrs and 40 somthing minutes - but who's counting.
1) Why? Turn on the news, open the paper. It's all perfectly laid out for ya. Clowns to the left of me (local government), jokers to the right (state government), here I am stuck in the middle with you. Oh yeah, have been down sized out of a job 2x in past three years.
2) Moving to Cary, NC (suburb of Raleigh)
3) Over all will cost the same or slightly more. (higher cost of house, less taxes)
4) I think there will be some improvement, some day. I just can't afford to wait for it. By the time that happens, I'll be ready to retire - then move down south anyway.
5) Dismantle the buracracy (sp) in New York. To try and do anything else before that would be like pissing into the fan.