I may be in the minority here but I have lived in California my whole life and the only way I am leaving it (except for occasional vacations) is in a pine box. Good enough for Jim Robinson, good enough for me.
We tell the Central Americans and Mexicans to stay and fix their own countries rather than come to the US. I don’t see how this is any different. Obviously different Freepers will have different circumstances, but in my case I would be leaving behind not only my job but my entire immediate family and the home I got a once-in-a-lifetime deal on. As a healthy young person I believe these are things I should be standing up and fighting for. Running just seems like the coward’s way out in my circumstances.
Everyone’s situation is different.
I live on the East Coast in a high property tax state, but my property taxes are very low (for reasons I do _not_ want to discuss ;-) ). The numbers work in my particular situation.