Citizens leaving Blue States in droves.

[Danno 1,228]

The sky is falling and its them damn libruls fault!

DId you misunderstand what the trends are?

The Sky is doing quite well in some parts..... so much so that people are fleeing your idea of nirvana for a "friendly version".

1.9 million left California (including you if I am not mistaken).

It is reported that no such migration has ever happened anywhere in the world during peace time.

Ironically, California's population GREW as peeps from the south stream northward to the land of (free) milk and honey.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

The Blue state exodus

Over the past ten years, millions of Americans have fled Democratic-leaning Blue states for Republican-leaning Red states, according to a new report from the Manhattan Institute.

The Great California Exodus: A Closer Look, focuses mainly on where and why California residents are fleeing the state, but using data from Census and the Internal Revenue Service, the study clearly documents that Americans are fleeing Democratic governance everywhere.

According to the data, California (+11 Democrat) lost 1.9 million citizens over the past ten years, while New York (+19 Democrat) lost 1.6 million, Illinois (+13 Democrat) 880,000, Michigan (+11 Democrat) lost 708,000, and New Jersey (+16 Democrat) 492,000. Meanwhile, Florida (+20 conservative) gained 1.3 million, Texas (+37 conservative) gained 781,000, North Carolina (+21 conservative) gained 714,ooo, Arizona (+29 conservative) gained 423,000, and Georgia (+25 conservative) gained 393,074.

These numbers do not include foreign immigration or population growth from natural births. So even though California lost 1.9 million Americans over the past ten years, it’s population still grew by more than 3 million.

Why are Americans fleeing Blue states for Red states? The report concludes:

The data also reveal the motives that drive individuals and businesses to leave California. One of these, of course, is work. States with low unemployment rates, such as Texas, are drawing people from California, whose rate is above the national average. Taxation also appears to be a factor, especially as it contributes to the business climate and, in turn, jobs. Most of the destination states favored by Californians have lower taxes. States that have gained the most at California’s expense are rated as having better business climates. The data suggest that many cost drivers—taxes, regulations, the high price of housing and commercial real estate, costly electricity, union power, and high labor costs—are prompting businesses to locate outside California, thus helping to drive the exodus.

Population change, along with the migration patterns that shape it, are important indicators of fiscal and political health. Migration choices reveal an important truth: some states understand how to get richer, while others seem to have lost the touch. California is a state in the latter group, but it can be put back on track. All it takes is the political will.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/the-blue-state-exodus/article/2508959#.UGu2zRhBEUV

Correction in your signature. The liberal would only care if she is getting minimum wage if she is white. If she were Mexican it is OK if she was smuggled here for sex in a cattle truck and paid $15 per day.

That aside, I prefer living in a blue state that is not bankrupt.

California's cap and trade law will help. Everyone will want to move back for the fresh air and surplus revenues.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

DId you misunderstand what the trends are?

Absolutely, libruls are infiltrating red states making them first less red, then purple and eventually blue. The longer you perceive that as libruls fleeing blue states, the more successful the strategy is.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Absolutely, libruls are infiltrating red states making them first less red, then purple and eventually blue. The longer you perceive that as libruls fleeing blue states, the more successful the strategy is.

One of the ironies is that the consequence of this 'exodus' is Texas becoming one of the top states for business, with the influx of qualified workers and entrepreneurs... It seems these rich libruls are doing a lot of good for the otherwise stagnant economies of some of our less-than-fortunate states....

Go figure! :rofl:

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

One of the ironies is that the consequence of this 'exodus' is Texas becoming one of the top states for business, with the influx of qualified workers and entrepreneurs... It seems these rich libruls are doing a lot of good for the otherwise stagnant economies of some of our less-than-fortunate states....

Go figure! :rofl:

So why were they failing before moving to a red state?

[Obama 2012 1,714]

One of the ironies is that the consequence of this 'exodus' is Texas becoming one of the top states for business, with the influx of qualified workers and entrepreneurs... It seems these rich libruls are doing a lot of good for the otherwise stagnant economies of some of our less-than-fortunate states....

Go figure! :rofl:

Wait, you're trying to say Texas was failing before the Exodus? Yeah, might want to try that one again. People have been moving here in droves because it has been a great state for business for a very long time and is one of the most stable in the country.

[JohnR! 5,495]

So why were they failing before moving to a red state?

Who was failing?

Wait, you're trying to say Texas was failing before the Exodus?

I seldom 'try' to say anything.

Edited October 3, 2012 by Gegel

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

Who was failing?

Presumably they left the paradise they were in to join the evilness that is a red state for a reason...

[JohnR! 5,495]

Presumably they left the paradise they were in to join the evilness that is a red state for a reason...

Presumably, the consequence of their arrival in these states you call evil, helped such states with a qualified working force and entrepreneurial minds...

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

Presumably, the consequence of their arrival in these states you call evil, helped such states with a qualified working force and entrepreneurial minds...

So the state offered them a better opportunity....

[JohnR! 5,495]

So the state offered them a better opportunity....

Presumably their skills and entrepreneurship offered the state the opportunity to grow and develop.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

It's called white flight. As the urban areas expand, more affluent people look for more of the ever-disappearing suburbia, pushing out the interface between rural living and bedroom communities. If you look to the newly expanded areas, with the better schools and less expensive real estate, that is also where you find new corporate headquarters being built, as long as the communities have easy access to the interstate. Not that hard to understand at all. And of course, all those displaced farm workers become a ready workforce for the more labor intensive and unskilled jobs.

Edited October 3, 2012 by The Patriot

[JohnR! 5,495]

It's called white flight. As the urban areas expand, more affluent people look for more of the ever-disappearing suburbia, pushing out the interface between rural living and bedroom communities. If you look to the newly expanded areas, with the better schools and less expensive real estate, that is also where you find new corporate headquarters being built, as long as the communities have easy access to the interstate. Not that hard to understand at all. And of course, all those displaced farm worker become a ready workforce for the more labor intensive and unskilled jobs.

Darn!

Seriously? Multidimensional thinking?

Couldn't you just let it go on reduced to the ever predictable D & R lame debate? :rofl:

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Californian's moved to Washington and Oregon in droves starting with the first wave starting in the 70's to seek work with Boeing. It got worse in the late 80's and into the 90's with the tech companies in the Seattle - Tacoma area starting with Microsoft and Intel. Washington is broke now and it's a liberal h*ll. Californians would sell their crappy little houses in California for big bucks and buy actual land in the rural area's that were still less than a two hour drive to Seattle. First they move into a farming community on an actual farm, then they would put wood and metal cutouts of farm animals in the pasture. No bs. And they "mowed" these pastures with riding lawn mowers. They complained about the smell of the dairies nearby even though said dairies had been there for nigh 100 years. They helped change laws including tax laws to chase out the farmers in the nearby area's. It's a living h*ll down there now and every time I go back to visit I thank my lucky stars I left that state when I did.

California is $16 billion dollars in the hole and will be near $100 billion dollars in the hole when the new Moonbeam railway from the Bay area to LA get's completed. California keeps digging itself a bigger hole, the businesses and population of that state migrates out yet Californiana like to say how great it is there. California is going to the illegals and that state deserves everything it gets.

[tmma 467]

They're here and they brought a 'Carl's Jr' with them....and a place called 'Five Guys and a Burger' or something.

The property market is still moving rapidly and loads of new houses and subdivisions are being built. Job market has been steady , Mark's ( my husband) company has expanded, opened a 2nd office in Houston & hired quite afew new employees over the past 2 years.

YAY Texas

..but it IS hotter than all heck in Summer :/

Edited October 3, 2012 by tmma