Thread: The Great California Exodus

Joel Kotkin: The Great California Exodus
A leading U.S. demographer and 'Truman Democrat' talks about what is driving the middle class out of the Golden State.
The Weekend Interview with Joel Kotkin: The Great California Exodus - WSJ.com


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Now, however, the Golden State's fastest-growing entity is government and its biggest product is red tape.

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Nearly four million more people have left the Golden State in the last two decades than have come from other states.

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"The new regime"—his name for progressive apparatchiks who run California's government—

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According to the Tax Foundation, California has the 48th-worst business tax climate.

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As it stands today, about 40% of Californians don't pay any income tax and a quarter are on Medicaid.

Makes you wonder how much longer the CMB will be able to maintain its hard line stance on IMG/FMGs.

or MANY of their wasteful gov't programs.