On Tuesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo met with President Trump at the White House. Cuomo has blamed the federal tax code for New York state’s drop in collected taxes:

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged Pres. Trump to rethink a provision in the 2017 tax overhaul that Cuomo says is prompting a sharp decline in state revenues. https://t.co/kFwVEJrIIA — ABC News (@ABC) February 13, 2019

But in addition to blaming Trump, Cuomo also has issues with other states’ tax laws:

New York Governor: Florida is stealing our population https://t.co/9JefUaAIpQ — HotAir.com (@hotairblog) February 12, 2019

It depends on what Cuomo’s definition of “stealing” is…

No, he's driving them away. — Alien Libertarian (@InfernalDante86) February 13, 2019

But it’s Trump and the Republicans’ fault, or something!

In socialism, you belong to the state. They can't afford to let you escape. https://t.co/VQqynQbIV2 — ن Jim Duey (@jimduey) February 13, 2019

And you know how the governor might respond to emptier state tax coffers:

Build The Wallhttps://t.co/ldCB5eQeds — David Burge (@iowahawkblog) February 13, 2019

Maybe to help Cuomo keep people IN New York?

New York hates people and states competing. — Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) February 13, 2019

I think he’s looking for NY “indentured taxpayers” … — Cyril Matthews (@cnmatthews) February 13, 2019

Cuomo has been invited to check it out for himself:

What are the odds of Cuomo accepting that invitation? He’d much rather try to keep taxpayers all around the country on the hook for subsidizing his state’s outrageous taxes.