Rush Limbaugh is ready to take a bite out of the Big Apple’s tax revenue — the revenue it derives from taxing him and his NYC staff.

When I am there working I pay whatever, you know, my rate is based on income for that day in New York. And I try to go as little as possible. If it weren’t for hurricanes down here, I would never go up there. New York is the escape valve in case hurricanes are showing up in our area, because of the loss of electricity. So I’ll tell you what I’m going to do. I’m going to look for an alternative studio somewhere outside New York, perhaps Texas – another no-income-tax state — and I’m going to get the hell over there, when a hurricane starts coming our way, ’cause I told Mayor Bloomberg: I’ll be the first to lead the way.

I wonder how many other businesses are making the same calculation? There’s a reason why Texas is now home to more Fortune 500 headquarters than is New York.

But where in Texas could Rush relocate? Austin’s out, obviously — Rush would have bedreadlocked buffoons on his doorstep eight days a week. Houston might be a good fit, good airports, and you can find good cigars there. Of course, I’d rather see Rush relocate to my home town — Rush, you need some help finding a place in Lubbock, you let me know.