Writing at American Greatness, Larry Sand provides a relatively comprehensive enumeration of what could be called “California Crazy.” He describes the wretched policy choices made by the overwhelmingly Democrat government of the state.
As Sand notes, the result is families Kurt Schlichter calls “normals” leaving the state in record numbers. The migrants move to places which, though less blessed by nature, are better governed.
Although Sand doesn’t mention it, the Covid-fueled shift to working at home has greatly facilitated such moves. Among the dozen or so households in our brand-new 55+ seniors neighborhood in Nevada are 2-4 individuals who moved there from elsewhere and continue to work from home for their employer located out of state. Nevada’s status as a no-state-income-tax haven was likely part of what influenced their choice.
