BREAKING NEWS – Washington, D.C. – When people vote – with a moving van or a U-Haul truck – they vote for lower taxes and smaller government. That’s the conclusion from comparing a new report on freedom at the state level with the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data.
Over the course of a year a net of 788,381 people moved to Florida, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, the “freest” five states in America, according to the Fraser Institute’s annual Economic Freedom in North America index.
According to Census Bureau state-to-state migration estimates through mid-2018, the freest five states attracted a net of 270,608 people from other states while the bottom five saw a net outbound loss of 398,067 residents through domestic migration. New York lost the most, as 458,014 left the state and 254,447 moved in for a net loss of 203,567. California’s net loss was 190,122 for the year.
“People are leaving California and New York in droves,” explained the Census Bureau. “One of the main reasons is housing. Most of the overpriced houses and apartments are tiny, raggedy, or both. And within the two state capitals, Albany has the most exits, ever since Governor Cuomo announced that he wants all woman strip searched during traffic stops. He also wants each incident filmed, so he can later review them to see if woman’s rights were violated.”