I wonder if this author takes into consideration the very poor financial situation the Big Daddy blue states like NY, CA, IL, CT, and others are in. I do not doubt the nastiness of the left that this person portrays in the article, as highlighted by the several historic examples he gives, but my feeling is that the above thing I mention is likely to be a factor as well.
Once these states can no longer pay for all of these things they promise and basically collapse under their own weight and contradictions, that could move the pendulum a great deal in our favour.
They do it now, that's why the dems in certain states were losing their minds over the reduction/elimination of certain federal tax deductions.
The problem is that they are as aware of this problem as you are. Their obvious solution is to shift that burden onto the Federal Government and thus, us taxpayers. They have made these attempts in the past and will continue to do so in the future. Their power is the size of their Congressional Delegations and their continuing moves (California) to make these delegations as blue as possible. Then they can buy their voters onto the Democrat Plantation and keep sinking our formerly-Federal Republic!
Never underestimate the desperation of the State. They will take whatever they want and those that have will provide for those who have not.
A friend from Venezuela here in the US was sending money home for her sister, who ran a business at the time. Venezuelan officials saw she had savings in the bank and called her in for questioning. She explained the money was for future expenses maybe even expansion. They told her she didn’t need it now so it was theirs. If she complained, they were going to arrest her.
Call it ‘Civil Forfeiture” Easy Peasy.
Once these states can no longer pay for all of these things they promise and basically collapse under their own weight and contradictions, that could move the pendulum a great deal in our favour.
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1) They will rant and whine until the Progressive Federal Government takes from the fortunate and redistributes to those who committed economic and social suicide.
2) An exodus from these benighted areas will inundate the solvent red states, changing them into hell holes.