Of course there are. A good friend of mine lives in Nampa, like me, he too is a Dem, but California Dems are different. They have a high percentage of progressives in their ranks, and progressives are mindless destroyers of individual rights.
They are followers of a dictatorial philosophy that is counter to every Democrat ideal I know of. They don't believe in individual rights and responsibilities but instead believe in the all reaching power of the State.
You are demonizing an entire state for what you perceive to be "mindless destroyers of individual rights".
So now the onus is on you to substantiate that claim and prove that they have "destroyed individual rights".
The evidence is in all the people, and businesses, that are abandoning the State for more friendly climes.
Assumes facts not in evidence.
Only if your head is planted firmly in the sand.
"Who moves
In 2011, 562,000 people left California, and 468,000 came, according to the census' American Community Survey. That means 120 people moved out of California for every 100 people who moved in. Out-migration reached its peak in 2005, when 160 people moved out of California for every 100 people who moved in. The California exodus rose with the housing bubble and subsided in the recession. Lower home values in 2008-11 made California more affordable, encouraging in-migration and discouraging out-migration, as well as pushing some California borrowers underwater, further discouraging out-migration.
Who leads the charge out of California? Even though California's richer residents face high tax rates, lower-income households are more likely to leave. From 2005 to 2011, California lost 158 people with household incomes under $20,000 for every 100 who arrived, and lost 165 for every 100 arrivals with household incomes between $20,000 and $40,000. In contrast, just slightly more people with household incomes in the $100,000-$200,000 range left than came to California (103 out per 100 in), and California actually gained a hair more people in the $200,000-plus range than it lost (99 out per 100 in). The rich aren't leaving California, but the poor and the middle class are."
Why people leave California - The Orange County Register
These are the people leaving California for Texas and Idaho and all points east. Idaho has bennefited greatly from the CA exodus.
Of course there are. A good friend of mine lives in Nampa, like me, he too is a Dem, but California Dems are different. They have a high percentage of progressives in their ranks, and progressives are mindless destroyers of individual rights.
They are followers of a dictatorial philosophy that is counter to every Democrat ideal I know of. They don't believe in individual rights and responsibilities but instead believe in the all reaching power of the State.
You are demonizing an entire state for what you perceive to be "mindless destroyers of individual rights".
So now the onus is on you to substantiate that claim and prove that they have "destroyed individual rights".
The evidence is in all the people, and businesses, that are abandoning the State for more friendly climes.
Latest possible stats on California:
California QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
From all of 2013.
The population of the US grew by +2.4% from 2010 to 2014.
The population of California grew by +2.9% from 2010 to 2014.
This means that the population of California grew MORE, percentually, than the national average.
There is a website that claims to be for 2014-2015:
California Population demographics 2014 2015
But it uses 2010 stats.
The US Census Bureau is the definitive source for population and demographic information in our Union.
So, where is your evidence? If the population in California is 2.9% larger at the end of 2013 than it was in 2010, where's the population drain?
I call bullshit.
Yes, you are full of shit. Of that there is no doubt. But, now we are straying far, far off topic, so if you wish to continue in this vein, start another thread.
Who moves
In 2011, 562,000 people left California, and 468,000 came, according to the census' American Community Survey. That means 120 people moved out of California for every 100 people who moved in. Out-migration reached its peak in 2005, when 160 people moved out of California for every 100 people who moved in. The California exodus rose with the housing bubble and subsided in the recession. Lower home values in 2008-11 made California more affordable, encouraging in-migration and discouraging out-migration, as well as pushing some California borrowers underwater, further discouraging out-migration.
Who leads the charge out of California? Even though California's richer residents face high tax rates, lower-income households are more likely to leave. From 2005 to 2011, California lost 158 people with household incomes under $20,000 for every 100 who arrived, and lost 165 for every 100 arrivals with household incomes between $20,000 and $40,000. In contrast, just slightly more people with household incomes in the $100,000-$200,000 range left than came to California (103 out per 100 in), and California actually gained a hair more people in the $200,000-plus range than it lost (99 out per 100 in). The rich aren't leaving California, but the poor and the middle class are.
Why people leave California - The Orange County Register
