F&Q

Better electoral system: When we secede, New York will have all elections for public office decided by a popular vote. The government should consist of individuals chosen by the majority (or plurality). Furthermore, we want Ranked Choice Voting, which would allow New York to have a multi-party political system. We want to move past the two-party system. 

Better government system: We believe that New Yorkers should be represented in Parliament proportional to their population, and that we deserve a sane representative-to-population ratio. As you can see in this chart, the United States population per legislator keeps going up, yet the Americans refuse to expand the number of seats in their Congress.

Fiscal differences: New York, along with New England, the Tidewater Area, California, and Cascadia, contributes more money to the federal government than we receive in return. The United States continues to tax us disproportionately, diverting funds to foreign conflicts and military expenditures rather than investing in social programs. The money New York sends to the federal government ultimately finances ongoing foreign wars. 

Cultural drift: The typical New Yorker desires to live in a society that prioritizes domestic affairs over foreign conflicts and allocates tax revenue to practical social initiatives like infrastructure, public transportation, education, public health, and environmental protection. They also appreciate intelligence and embrace diversity. However, people from other parts of the United States hold different values. As our views diverge on matters such as religion, the economy, health, science, the environment, diversity, taxation, government spending, conflict, and education, it may be necessary for us to go our separate ways and pursue our own destinies.