Posted on 01/20/2010 11:25:48 AM PST by rabscuttle385
Americans move to where your money is.
Every day thousands of Americans vote with their feet on the best places to live and work, and these migration patterns can tell a lot about state economiesand economic policies. United Van Lines has released its annual report for 2009, based on those the moving company has relocated across one state line to another, and the winner is . . .
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As for the biggest winner, well, our readers won't be surprised to learn that it was Washington, D.C. by a large margin. United Van Lines moved nearly seven families to the federal city last year for every three it moved out. As always when the feds gear up the income redistribution machine, the imperial city and its denizens get a big cut of the action.
As in ancient Rome, the provinces are being required to send tribute to subsidize those living in the capital, which produces few services save transfer payments. No wonder the provincials are starting to rebeleven in Massachusetts.
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Excellent article!
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