Posted on 09/29/2012 4:35:29 PM PDT by RobinMasters
Due to high taxes, burdensome regulations, lack of public sector reforms, and a lackluster job climate, more people have left California than come to the state since 2005, according to a comprehensive study by the Manhattan Institute released on Tuesday, suggesting California is no longer “perceived by most Americans as the land where dreams come true.”
In the report, titled “The Great California Exodus: A Closer Look," Tom Gray and Robert Scardamalia found Californians have fled to states like Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Idaho, South Carolina, and Georgia because those states have a better economic climate with less taxes and regulation.
The report found that between 1960 and 1990, 4.2 million Americans moved to California and helped accelerate California’s booming economy. Since 1990, though, California has lost nearly all of that gain, with net domestic out-migration averaging 225,00 residents a year. Between 2000 and 2010, out-migration has resulted in lost income of 5.67 billion to Nevada, $4.96 billion to Arizona, $4.07 to Texas, and $3.85 billion to Oregon.
The study found that “if all these trends continue, California may find itself in a situation similar to that of New York and the states of the midwestern Rust Belt in the last century, which have seen populations stagnate for decades, or even fall.”
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
“In-N-Out is in Texas now, too. Tommy’s is reportedly considering moving as much of their customer base has moved here.”
I know!! I’m in Houston, but took a 4 hour road trip to sample In-and-Out in Dallas. Outstanding, of course. Tommy’s I didn’t know about, but they would absolutely kick butt here.
Leni
No I mean blue, as in Democrat.
We’re one of the $4.07 billion to Texas. Miss my family, miss my friends, don’t miss much else. We’re conservative so I suspect a net plus to the state. And we’re really glad to be here.
I’ve looked at moving back from time to time (family mostly) but I’m really doubtful at this point. The education system and economy scares me.
What happens in a town when the privileged move in (MA Libs Move To New Hampshire)
That is incorrect. It is only the coastal edge that is blue. At least 3/4 of the counties are red.
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/2008_election_county-by-county/
Just like the average muslim.
No worries. They can make up the diff in new ‘undocumented’ immigrants.
One out of four people here are foreign born (and a large percentage illiterate), and the democrats have got them convinced that republicans boil little brown babies for dinner. There's no way to redeem this state.
How very true! A nearby city newspaper reported a while back that someone was vandalizing vehicles with California license plates. Can't say I was surprised to see it.
There is palpable venom by many locals in many cities where Californians have fled because they bring with them gangs, drugs, crime and liberal politics that destroy everything that made their new destination city desirable to them.
Texas is a great state, enjoy. Another plus is that they do have In-and-Out in Texas.
You guys have it too - been there recently when driving to CA. Our problem, for now, is that they’re only in the Dallas area.
Could it be that the Democratic Party of California will ensure that all of them still vote for Dems in November?
I guess that explains why Colorado is now a "swing state". I remember the first time I visited Colorado (around 2002), it was a pretty solid Red State...
I think that In-and -Out will be expanding. Hope it will be in your neighborhood.
“I think that In-and -Out will be expanding. Hope it will be in your neighborhood.”
Thanks, I’m sure they will expand...but they’re certainly cautious about it (which is very smart, as 5-guys will be figuring out, very soon).
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