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  • High-tax states are running out of things to tax, so they resort to lawsuits against profitable companies

    03/04/2024 8:43:24 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 17 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 03/04/2024 | Jack Hellner
    People and businesses are moving out of Illinois, New York and California because of their far-left policies. These high-tax states are running out of things to tax to support their big spending policies. So they resort to lawsuits to get more money since they can't print it. Lawyers are some of the biggest Democrat supporters. Chicago is now suing oil companies for their supposed damage to the climate. Mayor Johnson, City Of Chicago Sues Oil And Gas Companies For Climate DeceptionTaxpayer protection, climate justice at heart of complaint.These lawsuits have been going on for a while. Six years ago New...
  • A Blue State Exodus: Who Can Afford to Be a Liberal

    02/25/2024 3:51:39 PM PST · by CFW · 24 replies
    MishTalk ^ | 2/23/24 | staff
    Is the blue state exodus from California, New York, and Illinois making red states like Florida, Texas, and South Carolina more liberal? Studies suggest the answer is no. South Carolina is one of the beneficiaries of a blue state exodus. But contrary to popular theory, South Carolina Is Still Ruby Red. Fed up with pandemic restrictions, Sandy Zal uprooted her family from Schenectady, N.Y., three years ago and moved here because of its Republican tilt. She and her husband named their new company Freedom Window Tinting, a nod to South Carolina’s ethos. The Zals are part of a migration wave...
  • New York, California, other blue states succeed in altering 2020 census numbers, report says

    01/22/2024 4:24:57 PM PST · by Twotone · 15 replies
    Just the News ^ | January 21, 2024 | Madeleine Hubbard
    The Democrat-run states such as New York and Illinois are increasing 2020 census numbers after successfully asking for a review of the once-a-decade population survey that helps determine federal funding distribution as the states struggle with population losses. The distribution of the population of California is also being changed following a review, the Associated Press reported Thursday. That report says that "the once-a-decade census produces population figures that help determine political power and the annual distribution of $2.8 trillion in federal funding. The Census Bureau has two programs giving governments opportunities to have their population totals reviewed and adjusted if...
  • Blue State Dems Aren't Hiding It Anymore, Move Closer to Forcing American Homeowners to Shelter Illegals

    01/13/2024 9:00:00 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 58 replies
    Red State ^ | 01/13/2024 | Becca Lower
    We've written recently about New York and other blue states making life more and more inconvenient for American citizens living there, over the (at least in their way of thinking) more urgent needs of illegal aliens, who continue to stream daily across our southern border. A story that continues to linger in my mind is the one from a few days ago, about New York City making high school kids return to the remote learning model from COVID lockdowns--so that undocumented people who were being sheltered in tents could bunk down inside the school gym during bad weather. That didn't...
  • ‘Shark Tank’ Business Tycoon Kevin O'Leary Reveals Why He Does Not Invest in Democrat-Led States

    01/13/2024 8:52:57 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 11 replies
    Townhall ^ | 01/13/2024 | Madeline Leesman
    In a soon-to-be-aired episode of Unmuted with Marsha Blackburn, “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary revealed that he does not invest in Democrat-led states because of their left-wing policies that hurt businesses. “I'm not trying to get involved in the partisanship of this statement. Just a fact, I don't invest in New York, I don't invest in Massachusetts, I don't invest in California. In my mind, those are examples of states that are uninvestable because of bad policy,” O’Leary explained in the episode, which was shared with Townhall. “So, I’m looking for the path of least resistance. If you make it...
  • Blue States Just Can’t Stop Taxing

    01/10/2024 8:11:14 AM PST · by george76 · 23 replies
    Epoch Times ^ | 1/9/2024 | Stephen Moore
    The latest Census Bureau data on population changes in America should have been a wake-up call to lawmakers in blue states and cities. The Census data provide even further evidence that “soak the rich” tax policies have incited a blue-state meltdown. California, New York, and Illinois all lost the most population last year. These states have nearly lost a combined 5 million people over the past decade. California and New York could both lose another three congressional seats by the end of the decade, and Illinois another two. Did I mention that these are the three states with the highest...
  • Di Leo: Chicago - A City in Freefall

    11/10/2023 3:17:09 PM PST · by jfd1776 · 19 replies
    American Thinker ^ | November 10, AD 2023 | John F Di Leo
    Water Tower Place, an eight-story, 758,000 sq. ft. high-end shopping mall in downtown Chicago, is in the news. Once one of the biggest and most exciting malls in the Midwest, it quietly leaked that the owners are interested in renting out the top five of its eight floors “for purposes other than retail.” Not just wealthy shoppers, but even browsing tourists, too, it seems, are staying away in droves. Chicago could support such a luxury mall once. The Magnificent Mile was a thrilling destination for generations. What happened to Chicago’s iconic Michigan Boulevard? Or to back up even farther —...
  • Hizb ut-Tahrir in Los Angeles: 'Muslim Armies Rise Up, Fight the Jews, Establish the Islamic State, White Flag Will Fly High Above the White House'

    11/02/2023 7:09:29 AM PDT · by Jan_Sobieski · 25 replies
    Rair Foundation ^ | 11/01/2023 | Amy Mek
    Los Angeles, CA, October 31, 2023 – In the wake of the recent Islamic terror attack by Hamas on innocent Israelis and Jews, the Islamic extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir organized a rally in Los Angeles, where their disturbing rhetoric and radical intentions came to light.Hizb ut-Tahrir, which translates to the “Party of Liberation,” is a pan-Islamist, fundamentalist organization with the goal of re-establishing the Islamic Caliphate, governed by Islamic law and a caliph chosen by Muslims. Their objectives include the promotion of Islam and the implementation of Sharia law, even through the use of violence if necessary.Over the past week,...
  • Online job search company Indeed offers $10K benefit for transgender workers and their families who want to move to a new state that allows children to be prescribed puberty blockers

    09/05/2023 2:22:30 PM PDT · by artichokegrower · 22 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | September 5, 2023 | Noa Halff
    The online job search company Indeed is offering transgender employees who seek gender-affirming care, a $10,000 benefit to cover expenses needed to relocate to a place that provides 'care' and 'support.' Indeed's 'gender-affirming care relocation benefit' initiative went into effect in July, the company told Axios in a statement last week.
  • Blue State Blues: Democrats Beware, the Trump Mugshot Has Rallied the Opposition

    08/26/2023 9:57:37 AM PDT · by SoConPubbie · 68 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 25 Aug 2023 | JOEL B. POLLAK
    The mugshot of President Donald Trump has rallied the opposition behind him. And it will give the former president a mandate, should he win the election, to sweep away the rot in our government, without compromise.Now that Democrats have shown how far they will go, Republicans will feel it necessary to prevent them from ever doing it again.Note the half-hearted attempts by celebrities and talking heads to claim that Trump is getting what he deserves. They know the Georgia indictment is a joke — that a thousand Democratic politicians, including the prosecutor herself, could just as easily be indicted for...
  • The Bill Comes Due for Blue Sanctuary Cities

    08/15/2023 7:32:08 AM PDT · by Twotone · 20 replies
    The Daily Signal ^ | August 14, 2023 | Jarrett Stepman
    The seemingly low-cost virtue signaling of declaring your non-border city or state a “sanctuary” for illegal immigrants has now revealed its hefty price tag. “If we don’t get the support we need, New Yorkers could be left with a $12 billion bill,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Wednesday of the now crisis-level illegal immigrants who continue to flow into the Big Apple. According to The New York Times, over 100,000 illegal immigrants have arrived in New York City since the spring of 2022. Politico explained what these numbers mean for New York: The $12 billion is the...
  • Republicans Little Red Book! New York, California Tax Revenue Tumbles Amid Exodus To Blue States (Red States FLA, TX Show Incredible Gains In Tax Revenue)

    07/30/2023 8:33:51 AM PDT · by Kaiser8408a · 24 replies
    Confounded Interest ^ | 07/30/2023 | Anthony B. Sanders
    The Republicans’ little red book is showing people escaping big crime and tax states like New York and California for lower tax, lower crime states like Florida and Texas. But to Democrats who are really bad at math, 7+7 = 0? Most people are already familiar with the mass migration from the Democratic strongholds of California and New York, known for high crime and tax rates. We have delved into this in our article, “Americans Continue To Flee High-Tax New York And California,” highlighting Texas and Florida as preferred destinations. California and New York have sustained population declines during Covid...
  • California, New York, Illinois Biggest Losers Amid Exodus to Low-Tax States: IRS

    04/30/2023 6:02:47 PM PDT · by CFW · 19 replies
    Epoch Times ^ | 4/30/23 | Bill Pan
    The latest tax migration data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) shows that the exodus of taxpayers from high-tax states continued from 2020 to 2021, with California, New York, and Illinois again suffering some of the nation’s biggest losses of people and money. California’s tax base shrank by nearly $29.1 billion as the Golden State saw a net loss of 332,000 taxpayers and their dependents during a time of widespread lockdowns, stay-at-home orders, and business closures, according to the IRS migration data released Thursday. In second place was New York, which was hit by a net loss of $24.5 billion...
  • The shriveling of blue states accelerates

    04/30/2023 1:41:05 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 37 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 04/30/2023 | Monica Showalter
    One of the most astonishing things about the mass flight from blue states is just how blase the ruling leftists are about it. There's no crisis, there's nothing to see here. This, as they seek ever greater heights of national power.The Wall Street Journal's editorial page has an excellent non-subscription piece on just how bad it's gotten:Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker shrugged last year after several high-profile corporations left his state. “Countless companies are choosing Illinois as their home,” Mr. Pritzker said. Then why does a new Internal Revenue Service report show an accelerating taxpayer exodus from Illinois and other high-tax...
  • The Blue State Exodus Accelerates

    04/29/2023 10:15:52 AM PDT · by Beave Meister · 22 replies
    Wall Street Journal ^ | 4/29/2023 | The Editorial Board
    Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker shrugged last year after several high-profile corporations left his state. “Countless companies are choosing Illinois as their home,” Mr. Pritzker said. Then why does a new Internal Revenue Service report show an accelerating taxpayer exodus from Illinois and other high-tax states?
  • Those Abandoning Blue States Should Abandon Democrats, Too: The Blue State Exodus is in full swing. But will voters' habits change?

    02/10/2023 7:08:06 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 47 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 02/10/2023 | Trevor Thomas
    A recent New York Post article declared that, in a "staggering exodus," in 2022, more residents of New York moved to Florida "than any other year in history." The article reveals,A staggering 64,577 Empire Staters exchanged their driver's licenses for the Sunshine State version last year, according to figures from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles."They come in every day," a staffer at a Jacksonville DMV office told The Post this week with a weary laugh. "I hear all the complaints. I feel like a therapist sometimes."The transfer of a driver's license from one state to another...
  • Since the Onset of COVID, Blue States Are Losing Population at an Astonishing Rate

    12/29/2022 10:14:57 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 26 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 12/29/2022 | Rick Moran
    The Census Bureau’s estimates of the population of the 50 states and the District of Columbia as of last July show that blue-state populations are on the move in astonishing numbers. And red-state populations are benefitting hugely from the exodus.“Texas and Florida make up about 15% of the U.S. population but accounted for 70% of its population growth this past year,” reports the Wall Street Journal. And the movement away from progressive-run states continues, even after the lockdowns have ended.The U.S. population grew by about 1.2 million between July 2021 and July 2022, with immigration accounting for a million of...
  • Could blue survive without red? As blue America and red America drift farther apart, one wonders how each would do without the other

    12/27/2022 7:24:59 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 70 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 12/27/2022 | Chuck Watson
    We are all Americans. That said, there have been efforts for years to divide us for perceived political reasons. Those who live in the bigger cities often tend to look down their noses to those who don't. We have become a Blue America and a Red America. I personally believe that the colors are reversed, but maybe that's just me. A good representation of red vs. blue can be seen on the 2020 election map by counties.It has gotten so bad that there are discussions of secession and even civil war, God forbid. It would be difficult to have states...
  • Blue states prepare new gun control laws to survive Supreme Court challenges

    12/18/2022 10:08:31 AM PST · by Twotone · 16 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | December 13, 2022 | Sarah Westwood
    Blue states are pursuing new gun control measures in the wake of a Supreme Court decision this year that upended the way courts may look at gun laws in the future. In New Jersey, lawmakers in the state are advancing a bill that would severely restrict where lawful gun owners could carry their firearms with a permit that, under the new law, would cost significantly more money to obtain. In Illinois, lawmakers on Monday debated a proposal that would ban assault-style weapons, outlaw higher capacity magazines, and raise the minimum age for gun ownership from 18 to 21 years old....
  • CDC advisory group votes to add COVID-19 shot to child vaccination schedule (Unanimous Thursday vote)

    10/20/2022 1:16:27 PM PDT · by CedarDave · 29 replies
    The Washington Examiner ^ | October 20, 2022 | Abigail Adcox
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee has recommended that the COVID-19 vaccine be added to the childhood immunization schedule, a list that many states use as a guideline when crafting vaccination requirements for schools and day care. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted unanimously Thursday to include the COVID-19 vaccine on the 2022 Child & Adolescent Immunization Schedule, which is seen as a recommendation for parents and health providers on when certain vaccines should be administered. The schedule does not dictate what vaccinations are required for school entry, as only states can decide that, but...