There are two kinds of states in America right now.
There are states where people are packing moving trucks, starting businesses, and actually smiling at the gas station because gas doesn’t cost the same as a mortgage payment. And then there are states where U-Haul has a waiting list and moving companies are offering “bulk hate-yourself pricing” for anyone escaping a blue-state tax disaster.
It turns out that when you overtax people, overregulate everything that moves, and treat law enforcement like a suggestion—people leave. Who knew?
Apparently not blue-state governors.
For years, liberal politicians have lectured the country about how their states are the “model for America.” But if New York and California are the model, then the rest of us should politely decline and ask if there’s a return policy. Because right now, conservative states are booming like it’s the Oklahoma Land Rush and blue states are emptying faster than a vegan buffet at a barbecue festival.
Where are people moving? Texas. Florida. Tennessee. States where freedom is still the default setting and the government acts more like a neighbor than a parole officer.
Where are people leaving? California and New York—places where the mayor holds a press conference to announce that crime is down, while behind him someone is actively stealing his podium.
Let’s talk numbers, because they’re devastating.
People aren’t just relocating.
Businesses are migrating too.
It turns out corporations like not being taxed into the Stone Age. They like when the power stays on. They like when your office isn’t shut down because the governor decided another “two weeks to flatten the curve” sounds good.
Meanwhile, conservative states keep adding jobs and residents. Economies are exploding. Housing is being built. People are buying land again. These states act like the country used to act before everything became a political science experiment gone wrong.
Here’s the left’s latest defense:
“People aren’t leaving because of policy. They’re leaving because of the weather.”
Right. Because suddenly, after 150 years, everyone noticed California is warm.
People are leaving because policies change quality of life. In red states, you don’t have to ask permission from a committee to open a business. Your kids can go to school without being told that gender is a spectrum and math is racist. You can defend yourself, keep your money, and live your life without feeling like the government is perched on your shoulder whispering, “We need another form signed for that.”
Blue states have running water and indoor plumbing—what they don’t have anymore are citizens.
Maybe instead of blaming the weather, they should try lowering taxes, supporting law enforcement, and not treating every small business owner like a criminal.
Or—and this seems more likely—they’ll double down and act confused when even more residents flee. Because for them, losing residents isn’t a wake-up call. It’s just another opportunity to demand federal bailouts.
Red states don’t need bailouts. They have something better:
Common sense.
And common sense wins every time.
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