THE GREAT CALIFORNIA EXODUS .. A CLOSER LOOK - 40 YEARS STATE RUN BY DEMOCRATS..? STATE has LOST NEARLY 3.4 MILLION RESIDENTS ...

For decades after World War II, California was a destination for Americans in search of a better life. In many people’s minds, it was the state with more jobs, more space, more sunlight, and more opportunity. They voted with their feet, and California grew spectacularly (its population increased by 137 percent between 1960 and 2010). However, this golden age of migration into the state is over. For the past two decades, California has been sending more people to other American states than it receives from them. Since 1990, the state has lost nearly 3.4 million residents through this migration.

The data show a pattern of movement over the past decade from California mainly to states in the western and southern U.S.: Texas, Nevada, and Arizona, in that order, are the top magnet states. Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Idaho, and Utah follow. Rounding out the top ten are two southern states: Georgia and South Carolina.

A  factor is state and local governments’ constant FISCAL INSTABILITY  -IS  ONLY  DEMOCRATS  RUN  STATE  AND  LEFT  POLICY ,  HIGH  TAX , ILLEGAL  IMMIGRATION, MEXICAN  TAKE ALL  THE  JOBS , DEMOCRATS  ENCOURAGE   THIS .. which sends at least two discouraging messages to businesses and individuals. One is that they cannot count on state and local governments to provide essential services—much less, tax breaks or other incentives. Second, chronically out-of-balance budgets can be seen as tax hikes waiting to happen.

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