Liberal Cities are bleeding citizens to Red States

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(06-10-2023, 02:57 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: So, there is a lot of information on this. I mentioned some of it in another thread, but suffice it to say that it isn't all about taxes. It also isn't about fleeing liberal policies. There is more available housing in these places because they are building than in places like New York and California. The housing shortages in those states drive up costs. With the pandemic and more jobs going remote, it has allowed people to get out of the cities while maintaining the jobs they have always enjoyed. They get a NYC salary while living in BFE.

This does have some potential drawbacks down the road as we see a reconfiguration around the country. Overall, though, it isn't the taxes driving people away, but a broader cost of living situation that is tied to many different things.

So you keep saying NY and California quit building houses. This is a load of crap, not that they quit building, but the reason they stopped building. If over 300K people leave NY in one year, the demand for new housing would dissipate. It is very simple supply and demand, yes Florida is going crazy with building NEW houses and new commercial properties because when you are adding over 300K a year, they need a place to live and commercial is growing because new houses brings new businesses.