Massachusetts loses 182,000 people to other states in last 5 years- High Taxes Hurt!

trumptman · Thursday at 8:18 AM

Massachusetts keeps losing residents to other states, Census finds

With a net loss of over 30,000 residents leaving for other states, experts warn that the state’s workforce and tax base are at risk.

www.boston.com

Two links highlighting different points.

"The net loss of 182,000 residents to domestic outmigration is like losing one-and-a-half Cambridges," Pioneer Institute Executive Director Jim Stergios said in a statement. "When you pair that with the loss of private-sector jobs — particularly in professional, scientific, and technical fields — it's clear we have serious work to do to reverse a flagging economy."

Massachusetts is one of four states that has yet to recover its pre-2020 private sector employment. Over the same period, the number of workers and firms have grown dramatically in competitor states like Florida, Texas and North Carolina, the report states.

The key issues according to the tastemakers for 2026 is affordability and opportunity. Looks like Massachusetts is losing on both.

Stergios and Anderson wrote that while a decade ago, the Massachusetts economy was growing — to as high as 3.7% above the national average in 2016 — "high taxes coupled with rapidly growing state spending have eroded the state's competitiveness."

"Since 2018, the state budget has increased by more than 50%, far outpacing inflation or family income growth," Stergios and Anderson wrote. "While a majority of states cut taxes after the pandemic, Massachusetts voters narrowly approved a 9% income tax rate on annual earnings over $1 million in 2022.

"Now the state is losing residents to more affordable states like New Hampshire and Florida," the op-ed states. "In 2024, net out-migration was more than seven times larger than in 2010. From 2021 to 2024, more than 790,000 residents in total left Massachusetts — more than the entire population of Boston. Even accounting for people who moved in, the state still lost 164,000 residents."

Many of the residents leaving drive the state's economy, such as families, recent graduates and mid-career workers, leading to what Stergios and Anderson call a "brain drain" of "talented workers" that could further hamper competitiveness.

The smart people are taking their talents, their income and their families elsewhere.

"It's going to be very, very harmful, and that's why it doesn't make sense," Healey said. "All the free school meals, the free community college, making financial aid larger for people in Massachusetts — all of these things are going to go away. That doesn't make Massachusetts more affordable."

There it is revealed. Affordable just means the government has to give you the money for it to be bought. If they don't have to subsidize it, then it isn't about "affordability" to them.

Like so many blue states, Massachusetts is living in the past. They are like that star athlete who is past their prime but won big several years ago and expects that star treatment today even though the stats are mediocre.

All the blue states will be shown to be very similar with the growth of their state budgets. The growth has far outpaced incomes, inflation and economic growth. When regulation and taxation have made life unbearable, the libtards are now crying that if they have to cut anything, then they can give you a subsidy to make your high tax, high regulation life more "affordable."

People are voting with their feet and if the remaining residents are dumb enough to vote to let them double down then the exodus will just get accelerated.

Mac-7 · Thursday at 8:22 AM

All the blue states are a mess

California and Oregon especially where commercial real estate prices are in free fsll as companies relocate to other states

1srelluc · Thursday at 8:23 AM

Boston has lost 25K residents since Wu took over.

Hafar1014 · Thursday at 8:25 AM

This is why we have illegals to offset the census. Without them democrats lose 15 to 20 seats in the house

postman · Thursday at 8:27 AM

trumptman said:
All the blue states will be shown to be very similar with the growth of their state budgets. The growth has far outpaced incomes, inflation and economic growth. When regulation and taxation have made life unbearable, the libtards are now crying that if they have to cut anything, then they can give you a subsidy to make your high tax, high regulation life more "affordable."

People are voting with their feet and if the remaining residents are dumb enough to vote to let them double down then the exodus will just get accelerated.

Nearly 5 million Americans migrated to Sunbelt states in the last decade, with "better weather" (specifically milder winters) frequently cited as a primary motivator,

postman · Thursday at 8:33 AM

Hafar1014 said:
This is why we have illegals to offset the census. Without them democrats lose 15 to 20 seats in the house

What do you have against the constitution?

Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct.

You must note, they did NOT use "citizen" as a criteria to be counted.
Since representatives represent all of the people in their district, or state.

postman · Thursday at 8:36 AM

Mac-7 said:
All the blue states are a mess

California and Oregon especially where commercial real estate prices are in free fsll as companies relocate to other states

Approximately 400,000 to 500,000+ people move to California from other states and countries annually

In-Migration Volume: Recent data indicates that over 420,000 people moved to California in 2023.

ColonelAngus · Thursday at 8:40 AM

postman said:
Nearly 5 million Americans migrated to Sunbelt states in the last decade, with "better weather" (specifically milder winters) frequently cited as a primary motivator,

What does FREQUENTLY mean?

Mac-7 · Thursday at 8:56 AM

postman said:
Approximately 400,000 to 500,000+ people move to California from other states and countries annually

In-Migration Volume: Recent data indicates that over 420,000 people moved to California in 2023.

Yeah and many of them are doing drugs, drawing welfare, or both

And in many cases applying for asylum

IDIOCRACY · Thursday at 10:17 AM

postman said:
Approximately 400,000 to 500,000+ people move to California from other states and countries annually

In-Migration Volume: Recent data indicates that over 420,000 people moved to California in 2023.

First you can cancel out foreigners. They still believe California is a golden state because of the climate.

California's population over the last 10 years peaked at approximately 39.5 million in 2020 before experiencing a decline to roughly 39.1–39.3 million by 2024–2025

The people leaving the State are AMERICAN CITIZENS. California is for sale to foreigners at a cost to CITIZENS. Meanwhile Liberal Democrats complain about home prices....Boof ******* hoo, its their Democracks.

postman · Thursday at 10:24 AM

IDIOCRACY said:
The people leaving the State are AMERICAN CITIZENS.

Many people leaving California are non-citizens.

The same goes for people entering California.

Without proof, it's only speculation as to the citizen/alien composition is of each group.

Independent thinker · Thursday at 11:02 AM

trumptman said:
MSN

Massachusetts keeps losing residents to other states, Census finds

With a net loss of over 30,000 residents leaving for other states, experts warn that the state’s workforce and tax base are at risk.

www.boston.com

Two links highlighting different points.

The key issues according to the tastemakers for 2026 is affordability and opportunity. Looks like Massachusetts is losing on both.

The smart people are taking their talents, their income and their families elsewhere.

There it is revealed. Affordable just means the government has to give you the money for it to be bought. If they don't have to subsidize it, then it isn't about "affordability" to them.

Like so many blue states, Massachusetts is living in the past. They are like that star athlete who is past their prime but won big several years ago and expects that star treatment today even though the stats are mediocre.

All the blue states will be shown to be very similar with the growth of their state budgets. The growth has far outpaced incomes, inflation and economic growth. When regulation and taxation have made life unbearable, the libtards are now crying that if they have to cut anything, then they can give you a subsidy to make your high tax, high regulation life more "affordable."

People are voting with their feet and if the remaining residents are dumb enough to vote to let them double down then the exodus will just get accelerated.

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AZrailwhale · Thursday at 11:06 AM

postman said:
Approximately 400,000 to 500,000+ people move to California from other states and countries annually

In-Migration Volume: Recent data indicates that over 420,000 people moved to California in 2023.

Almost all were non-taxpayers and/or illegal aliens. California has been losing taxpayers for over a decade. It had devolved into a state of very rich, very poor and governmental employees. Now the “wealth tax” is driving the rich out, leaving only governmental employees and those dependent on governmental support.

BluesLegend · Thursday at 11:13 AM

If you think Democrats will roll back taxes to stop people fleeing, think again. Once the wealthy people start fleeing the state, Democrats double down on taxing the shit out of the middle class. NOTHING will stop Dems from vampire sucking the people dry with taxes and fees. Dems have destroyed entire cities and states with their bottomless thirst for YOUR money.

Hafar1014 · Thursday at 11:15 AM

postman said:
Many people leaving California are non-citizens.

The same goes for people entering California.

Without proof, it's only speculation as to the citizen/alien composition is of each group.

California has experienced a multi-year trend of high net out-migration, driven primarily by an, Fox Business astronomical cost of living, high housing costs, and, Public Policy Institute of California taxes, Wikipedia. Data from 2025-2026 shows a continued, Sacramento Bee exodus, often of, FOX 11 Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times middle-income residents, to more affordable states like, YouTube Texas, Arizona, Nevada, and, NBC Bay Area Florida.
Public Policy Institute of California +5

People moving in are illegals criminals the homeless.

Lockback · Thursday at 11:18 AM

trumptman said:
MSN

Massachusetts keeps losing residents to other states, Census finds

With a net loss of over 30,000 residents leaving for other states, experts warn that the state’s workforce and tax base are at risk.

www.boston.com

Two links highlighting different points.

The key issues according to the tastemakers for 2026 is affordability and opportunity. Looks like Massachusetts is losing on both.

The smart people are taking their talents, their income and their families elsewhere.

There it is revealed. Affordable just means the government has to give you the money for it to be bought. If they don't have to subsidize it, then it isn't about "affordability" to them.

Like so many blue states, Massachusetts is living in the past. They are like that star athlete who is past their prime but won big several years ago and expects that star treatment today even though the stats are mediocre.

All the blue states will be shown to be very similar with the growth of their state budgets. The growth has far outpaced incomes, inflation and economic growth. When regulation and taxation have made life unbearable, the libtards are now crying that if they have to cut anything, then they can give you a subsidy to make your high tax, high regulation life more "affordable."

People are voting with their feet and if the remaining residents are dumb enough to vote to let them double down then the exodus will just get accelerated.

Democrats aren't terribly bright.

task0778 · Thursday at 11:27 AM