Poll: Half of New Jerseyans want out

UPI reports:

About half of New Jersey residents wish they were living somewhere else, with most citing high living costs as the reason, a newspaper poll found.

Just over half of those who said they want to move expect to follow through on it, Gannet News Service reported.

Frederick Huffenus, a retired police officer, said he plans to move to North Carolina as soon as he gets a heart transplant. He has one son already there and hopes his two children still in New Jersey will also make the move.

"I love New Jersey," Huffenus said. "New Jersey has everything I want. ... But I want that peace of mind. You're penalized for living here all your life, you work hard and save all your life, and then you're taxed."

A Rutgers University study released last week found a sharp uptick last year in out-migration.

Fifteen percent of those polled picked Florida as their destination, while 14 percent would like to go to North Carolina. A total of 21 percent would like to make a short move to nearby Pennsylvania, Delaware or Maryland.

The University of Monmouth Polling Institute surveyed 801 adult New Jerseyans. The margin of error is 3.5 percent.

I guess not everyone can work for the government in New Jersey.