[amnestynone]

A good point some of the statistics used to measure standard of living show an error in that many people in the large cities are childless and since children do not have income they ttend to inflate the income levels in those cities artificially. Michael Barone is the gold standard of political commentary.

[yldstrk]

it is a lie that those liberal hell holes contain any economic opportunity whatsoever

[Theodore R.]

Clintoid people from MD may be the ones giving McAwful the lead in VA’s governor’s race on Nov. 5.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Part of this is that liberals are puzzled, as to why somebody would want to move to Texas. They think that New York is a slice of heaven on earth. Why would anybody abandon Manhattan for Dallas or Houston, goes through the minds of liberals.

[KarlInOhio]

“Why are Americans by and large moving away from economic opportunity rather than toward it?” he asks.

Huh? Moving from New York to Texas is moving towards economic opportunity. It's not like your moving to the barren wastelands of North Dakota.... oh, high paying jobs there too?

[TaxMe]

Typical liberal cannot comprehend the notion of “cost of living” in conjunction with per capita income. Who is educating these people...oh, never mind.....

[Jack Hammer]

Anyone know where the really conservative areas of Texas and/or Arizona are?

Sick of liberals and seeking to move to bedrock America....

[Resolute Conservative]

Yeah, but they are driving up mine.

[AAABEST]

I grew up in New York. There is nothing that would make me move back to that abominable s***hole.

I'd have to sell my guns, for what? To pay nearly 9% sales tax and triple my property tax bill? The place is run by leftists, the weather is mostly miserable and the traffic sucks.

Nearly all of those I know who remain would love to leave, but are tied by family and career issues.

[Mustard]

I left Maryland 7 years ago for Indian River County, Florida and haven’t looked back. I listen to my friends still there whine and complain about O’Malley, taxes,fees and the corrupt system but they still stay there and continue to feed the beast. I’ll never, ever return there to live.

[SgtHooper]

I hope they card-check these people at the border for political affiliation, and reject the libtards from spreading their cancer. (if it were actually possible)

[submarinerswife]

We are looking at Kentucky who won’t tax my Husbands military retirement. South Carolina is a great state to live in but after paying thousands in taxes last year on his retirement benefits, we are looking to move to a state where our money goes further.

Now if we could only sell our house.......