Obviously. I mean just look at what they've done to California and Illinois.
Oh, wait.........
Your profile says you live in Chicago. Am I correct that you haven't ever been to the red states to see the blight there? Chicago is a dream paradise compared to any red state.
And California? What is your complaint about CA? CA's economy, obviously, drives the whole country. That's where all the big new companies come from, all the main innovations, etc. They are running a budget surplus. They have a median income $20k/year higher than Texas does... CA is the posterchild for success stories in the US.