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In reply to the discussion: I'm sick and tired of ordinary people being fleeced," President Biden says regarding his proposal to [View all]wnylib
(21,425 posts)33. Small world, indeed. I am from Erie, PA.
Met my husband when he was a grad student at a university in Erie, taking night classes and working days in the office where I worked. We moved around a bit for his job, and ended up in western NY. Chauauqua County is VERY west, but western NY includes Erie, Niagara, Monroe, Cattaraugus, Genesee, Wyoming, Allegany, and Livingston counties, plus a few more. Except to people in NYC. To them, EVERYTHING outside of the NYC boroughs and Long Island is simply "upstate. "
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I'm sick and tired of ordinary people being fleeced," President Biden says regarding his proposal to [View all]
soothsayer
Apr 2021
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If the Fortune 500 companies and top 1% would pay the tax rate I pay I would be very happy.
SoonerPride
Apr 2021
#1
I completely agree that he was hamstrung by the most obstructionist Congress in history.
BobTheSubgenius
Apr 2021
#24
Yes, my wife has mentioned the special place in the hearts of rural NYers that NYC holds.
BobTheSubgenius
Apr 2021
#34