1.What you were taught in school, and what you’ve heard may not be true…or as the great Yogi Berra said, “In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.”
And that is the case when one looks at the results for instituting conservativism and Liberalism in governance.
2. Let me say two things. First, I am highly doubtful that that facts, data, even experience, play any role in what passes for thinking in the voting propensity of Democrats.
And, second, using the terms 'Red State' and Blue State' in the incorrect manner as used today is like fingernails on the blackboard for history scholars. Red was always applied to communist, socialist, anarchist, and Liberal entities.
With that proviso, I’ll use the terms colloquially, and quote Stephen Moore's data on what happens when one lives their life as a conservative, versus living as a Liberal.
3. “…we're now divided into two very different nations. There is red state America. And there is blue state America. The red states favor conservative, small government, free market policies: low taxes, light regulation, tough-on-crime policing, and worker freedom. Think Florida, Texas, Tennessee, Arizona, and Utah.
The blue states favor a liberal/left, big government approach: high taxes, heavy regulations, high minimum wages, and mandatory union membership. Think New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Illinois, Oregon, and, of course, California.
4. Progressives like to argue that their big-government, high tax policies are economically superior and thus better for the poor, minorities and working-class Americans than those of red states. Conservative policies, progressives contend, are culturally backward, and tilted to benefit the rich.
5. Let's test this thesis by comparing three of the largest red states: Florida, Texas, and Tennessee with three of the largest blue states: California, New York, and Illinois. If progressive policies really work, then Americans should be rushing to get into the blue states. But just the opposite is happening.
6. Americans are packing up their U-Hauls and heading to the red states. According to the New York Times, in August 2020, so many people wanted to leave New York City that moving companies were turning away business. They just couldn't handle the demand. This exodus may be accelerating, but it's not new. Over the last decade the three big blue states each lost an average of one million people to other states, while the three big red states gained almost a million from other states."
And that is the case when one looks at the results for instituting conservativism and Liberalism in governance.
2. Let me say two things. First, I am highly doubtful that that facts, data, even experience, play any role in what passes for thinking in the voting propensity of Democrats.
And, second, using the terms 'Red State' and Blue State' in the incorrect manner as used today is like fingernails on the blackboard for history scholars. Red was always applied to communist, socialist, anarchist, and Liberal entities.
With that proviso, I’ll use the terms colloquially, and quote Stephen Moore's data on what happens when one lives their life as a conservative, versus living as a Liberal.
3. “…we're now divided into two very different nations. There is red state America. And there is blue state America. The red states favor conservative, small government, free market policies: low taxes, light regulation, tough-on-crime policing, and worker freedom. Think Florida, Texas, Tennessee, Arizona, and Utah.
The blue states favor a liberal/left, big government approach: high taxes, heavy regulations, high minimum wages, and mandatory union membership. Think New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Illinois, Oregon, and, of course, California.
4. Progressives like to argue that their big-government, high tax policies are economically superior and thus better for the poor, minorities and working-class Americans than those of red states. Conservative policies, progressives contend, are culturally backward, and tilted to benefit the rich.
5. Let's test this thesis by comparing three of the largest red states: Florida, Texas, and Tennessee with three of the largest blue states: California, New York, and Illinois. If progressive policies really work, then Americans should be rushing to get into the blue states. But just the opposite is happening.
6. Americans are packing up their U-Hauls and heading to the red states. According to the New York Times, in August 2020, so many people wanted to leave New York City that moving companies were turning away business. They just couldn't handle the demand. This exodus may be accelerating, but it's not new. Over the last decade the three big blue states each lost an average of one million people to other states, while the three big red states gained almost a million from other states."
