Thiccaca t1_jee3knu wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:44 AM

Reply to comment by Megsmik8 in A new report found that Mass. has the highest GDP per capita in the country and is among the states least dependent on federal dollars. by truthseeeker

Then why does everyone claim the weather is the problem and then shrugs?

MammothCat1 t1_jee63eh wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:13 AM

Tradition.

Megsmik8 t1_jefgrlg wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:59 PM

Because no one actually thinks it through. They don’t know NYS. Most people east of 495 know east of 495 and that’s it. They travel North to NH, ME for both summer and skiing. Maybe also VT for skiing. Then there’s also the Cape in the summer. If they do go to NYS it’s typically not often and it’s downstate. You don’t hit Tolls on I-95 until you hit the Bridges. If you take I-84 it’s the same, you hit a toll at the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. If you drive on the parkways in NYS, which aren’t toll roads, they aren’t nearly as good.