I’ve heard anecdotally of remote workers moving to places like Florida due to tax policies. That makes sense to me, since it isn’t clear what the high taxes of CA actually get you. Other politically-similar states like WA are also raising taxes - in their case it is illegal to levy a graduated income tax per state law, but they’re nevertheless trying to do so and hoping the courts rule in the state’s favor (https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/capital...). Then there’s also the mandate-oriented approach to COVID in many states, which removes individual agency and replaces it with authoritarian approaches. Then there’s huge surges in crime (shoplifting, catalytic converter theft, burglaries, etc) brought on by defunding and soft-on-crime restorative justice policies.
Add it all up, and it really does feel like many states are practicing hostile governance under the banners of being progressive or following the science or whatever. Florida is not for me, but I can see its attractiveness - good weather, low taxes, higher liberty, and handling basic governance like crime. I’m not surprised that many are seeking out something like it.
Add it all up, and it really does feel like many states are practicing hostile governance under the banners of being progressive or following the science or whatever. Florida is not for me, but I can see its attractiveness - good weather, low taxes, higher liberty, and handling basic governance like crime. I’m not surprised that many are seeking out something like it.