The rich are fleeing high-tax New York but are being pursued by tax authorities who are going after every penny possible. The state is in the midst of a $2 billion budget crisis and even those who are trying to leave find themselves the subject of intrusive audits. Fox News: The aggressive approach by state tax collectors comes as the Empire State faces a $2.3 billion budget deficit that even Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo called “as serious as a heart attack.” Cuomo, a vocal critic of President Trump, blamed congressional Republicans for passing tax reforms that reduced the state and local tax deduction Americans can take on their annual income tax forms -- meaning residents of high-tax blue states like New York have been feeling the pinch, sparking their exodus. “This is the flip side. Tax the rich, tax the rich, tax the rich,” Cuomo said last month. “We did. Now, God forbid, the rich leave.” I find it difficult...(Read Full Post)