Go red, blue man: The left is baffled about why people are fleeing California

American Thinker ^ | 02/20/2024 | Silvio Canto Jr.

[SeekAndFind]

Like they tell us about relationships in Facebook, the U.S. economy is a bit complicated.

Yes, the Biden administration is pushing the idea that happy days are here again.

On the other hand, the growth is happening in some places and not in others. Some places are happier than others.

It goes like this:

 

Nearly every week, a fresh round of strong economic data elicits a celebratory statement from the Biden administration. Most of the best-performing states, however, voted in favor of former President Donald Trump, a new ABC News analysis found.

 

An examination of key economic measures -- including job and income growth -- found an overwhelming majority of red states among 18 top performers.

 

The disparity between red and blue states has little to do with anything Biden has done, experts interviewed by ABC News said, noting that federal policy typically holds minimal influence over state-by-state economic trends.

 

Instead, they added, the dynamic owes in large part to the appeal of warm weather states for workers and businesses, as well as the combination of company-friendly state policies and Democrat-leaning cities that attract young, educated workers.

 

"The climates are better in red states, and Americans like good climates," Mark Partridge, a professor of economics at Ohio State University, told ABC News.

 

Nice try, professor, but I am not sure that people move to Texas or Florida because they love our climate.   

 

It gets bloody hot here and humid in Florida. 

 

It's mosquitoes in Tallahassee and dehydration in Ft. Worth.

 

Professor Partridge must be talking about our business climate or an environment where you can do business without so much government pushing you down. 

 

Now we are talking, professor!

[rktman]

Uh, so they can “unred” the places they move to?

[TornadoAlley3]

Locusts

[Seruzawa]

So, Utah and Wyoming have better climates than California? Keep on toking it Prof.

[Brian Griffin]

For the younger set: inability to buy a house, regulatory hassles

For the older set: inability to deduct state income tax above a certain amount

[Brian Griffin]

Many California business operators were forced under by Covid mandates.

[woodbutcher1963]

Yes, Coeur d’Alene, ID continues to be one of those growth markets too.
Not too warm there either.

[econjack]

The left is baffled about why people are fleeing California

Really? I knew they were stupid when it comes to economic policy, but I had no idea they were this clueless.

[Organic Panic]

When I was born and raised in cali it was great. When I was going to college it was great. When I started my business it was great during the Deukmajian / Wilson era. Things were booming. Then.... The environazis got their foot in Sacramento and things turned radically marxist when the entire state was consumed with constant adoration for the execrable Caesar Chavez and his commie union. Incomes Gumby, AKA, Gray Davis, and I got the hell out of there. All this time later the californicators have taken over the last couple cities I lived in and made them unaffordable unrecognizable with destroyed manufacturing sectors. Too bad. Beautiful state. But I bet North Korea has some beautiful spots too.

[shanover]

The California refugees are turning the country into California. It’s a disgusting phenomenon. It’s the same with NJ and NY locusts.

[sauropod]

bkmk

[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, it's a real puzzle, kinda like an isolated island of cannibals with a population decline that mystifies anthropologists.

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[Disambiguator]

Same here. 3rd Generation Californian, left 30 years ago. Now it’s like visiting another planet when I go back.

[ScottinSacto]

I never thought I’d leave, but will be out of here as soon as the retirement papers are signed. Can live for half the costs in Tennessee. Kids have a shot at homeownership there too.

[Deplorable American1776]

You are baffled, Libs? When I read that Dems would like to know how many guns you have if you live in California, that is UNCONSTITUTIONAL!! Of course, Liberals hate the Constitution!!

[Conservat1]

This should be high on the strategy, if Newsom is on the ballot.