The thing is Texas will get a lot of economic refugees from California, who will like the economic environment, but start voting to change the cultural environment. Look at any number of states that have gone down hard because of this movement of cultural lefties moving to beautiful states. In time, Texas will look like Colorado, Washington, Oregon or Montana. Hunting restrictions, firearm restrictions, sanctuaries for illegals, increased taxes to fund all the lofty ideals of the hard left. The better solution is for the productive individuals in California to become re educated through extreme suffering from their fiscal and cultural errors and repair the Golden State instead of sinking other states.

We don’t want them up here in Alaska. We get enough of the dirtbags from Portland and Seattle!

I recall back when I moved from a small southern city to Nashville, TN in the late 90′s, there was a bumper sticker I’d see that read “Thank you for visiting Nashville. Now please go back to California” No doubt the message was directed at LA entertainment celebs and bigwigs who were moving here to escape high taxes and the paparazzi. My point is this: If you move somewhere to find a better life, you have a custodial responsibility to preserve the culture that makes that better life possible. I don’t mind you making fun of my southern accent, but I’ll be damned if I sit idly while you advocate the passage of a state income tax.

We find the same thing happening in our rural towns in Wisconsin. A little example is a lot of people used to burn their garbage in an old 50 gal. barrel. A new neighbor moved in behind our back 40. A few years ago the DNR showed up in our driveway. They received a phone call from a concerned person. It was against the state law for many years but the law was ignored. That person cost me a $250.00 fine. After a polite (sort of) discussion the next morning we have had no more problems.

I concur on Detroit. But that’s because there’s a Republican governor who is willing to impose consequences on the failing city so the burden on the rest of the state won’t go any higher than it already is. If it were a Dem in the office they’d probably agree with the Detroit mayor and city council that an extension on the previous agreement is in order.

Cali has a Dem legislature, a Dem governor, and alas all of us are stuck with a Marxist President. That chain reminds me of one of my grandpappy’s favorite jokes. There’s a genetic research company that figures out how to use an ounce of brains to ensure your offspring will grow up to work in a selected profession. If you want him to grow up to be a lawyer, they charge $100,000. If you want him to grow up to be a doctor, that’s $200,000. But if you want him to grow up to be a politician, it will cost you $1 million dollars. A potential buyer objects that politicians are a dime a dozen. The company responds “yes, but do you know how many politicians we have to go through to get an ounce of brains?” Except in the case of Cali, you replace ‘brains’ with ‘responsibility’.

Can not believe I heard you say Rick Snyder, a republican, is a fantastic gov and is the man. I have stuck a thermometer in the ground cause I have to believe it is quite cold a bit further below.

You are right, there are some good things being tried in Detroit, and being an ex Michigander, I can only hope it improves. But I think it is too little too late. There has been a mass exodus of people, most were the working class, every single business in Detroit is feeling the pinch, even the casinos, gang activity is on the rise majorly, crime is rampant, tax coffers are empty, bills are stacking up, and people have no faith at all in government and Kwame is mostly responsible for that.

I just do not see Detroit coming back. And I do not think the casinos and pro teams can hold them afloat much longer. What was once the greatest city in the nation is now the worst. Back when I was in Michigan, you just did not go down there after dusk. My buddy who used to accept jobs from that area now refuses to allow his guys to work there and said you do not even want to go down there when it is daytime while a cop rides with you. That speaks volumes.

Don’t get me wrong here. I’m not pleased with CA…being that I’m a California refugee myself (born, raised, live in CA most of my life and fled to TX).
I’m just placing my bet on Detroit first. That’s all.

Not to mention that liberal social issues always lead to liberal fiscal issues. Always.