Some Red State/Blue State Indicia

Im not ok with it whether perpetrated by dark-skinned immigrants or well-connected white folks

I just don't use it to demonize groups I don't like or to justify my ideological zeal to gut the social safety net
 
sturg33 said:
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Housing is more expensive in blue states. I support various permitting reforms that would increase the supply of housing blue states. I think this would have very large beneficial effects

But there is a demand side too. People have a greater desire and ability to pay more to live in blue states. To the extent to which this is the case, I think it is red states who need to consider what it is they could do to boost incomes and the desirability of living in their communities.
 
nsacpi said:
Housing is more expensive in blue states. I support various permitting reforms that would increase the supply of housing blue states. I think this would have very large beneficial effects

But there is a demand side too. People have a greater desire and ability to pay more to live in blue states. To the extent to which this is the case, I think it is red states who need to consider what it is they could do to boost incomes and the desirability of living in their communities.
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1. Why doesnt the entirely controlled Dem government do a policy to increase housing?

2.ypu keep saying more people want to live there but then ignore the fact that more people are leaving than coming
 
sturg33 said:
1. Why doesnt the entirely controlled Dem government do a policy to increase housing?
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They should. It is bad policy on their part. Just like their overly close alliance with teachers unions often results in bad educational policy. I have no trouble seeing where the Democrats fail.
 
sturg33 said:
2.ypu keep saying more people want to live there but then ignore the fact that more people are leaving than coming
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This is mostly a phenomenon involving older people.

The biggest losers of younger college-educated residents in 2023 were states like South Dakota (-72% net), Mississippi (-67%), Louisiana (-62%), Oklahoma (-62%), and Alabama (-45%) — predominantly deep-red states with weak urban economies. Meanwhile, Washington state had three times as many college graduates move in as move out — the highest net ratio of all states.

To the extent younger well-educated people migrate to red states it is to cities that look a lot like blue states in their politics: Austin, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Charlotte, Raleigh, Orlando, Nashville, Phoenix, etc.
 
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nsacpi said:
This is mostly a phenomenon involving older people.

The biggest losers of younger college-educated residents in 2023 were states like South Dakota (-72% net), Mississippi (-67%), Louisiana (-62%), Oklahoma (-62%), and Alabama (-45%) — predominantly deep-red states with weak urban economies. Meanwhile, Washington state had three times as many college graduates move in as move out — the highest net ratio of all states.

To the extent younger well-educated people migrate to red states it is to cities that look a lot like blue states in their politics: Austin, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Charlotte, Raleigh, Orlando, Nashville, Phoenix, etc.
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Gavin Newsome is the first governor in californias history who saw more people leave than come to his state.

This is a recent phenomenon
 
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