Common Sense Soapbox
About this show
Short videos with a punchy, comedic tone and entertaining Socratic characters taking on trending issues and important concepts from a classical liberal perspective, written & animated by Seamus Coughlin.
Leaving California? Pack Your Pants, Not Your Tax Policy
January 26, 2021
In this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Seamus explains to Bob and Og why so many people are leaving states like California and New York and moving to states like Texas and Florida. Could you guess that high tax burdens and crippling regulation are to blame? Giddy up and join us on this week’s exploration of failed and successful governance!
CREDITS:
Written by Seamus Coughlin, Tyler Brandt, and Sean W. Malone
Animated by Seamus Coughlin
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone
LINKS:
-- Crippling Regulation --
https://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/RentControl.html
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/california-governor-signs-statewide-rent-control-law-2019-10-08
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/growth-development/sdut-housing-regulation-cost-nazarene-2015apr29-htmlstory.html
https://fee.org/articles/california-has-the-highest-poverty-rate-in-america-why/
-- State Business Rankings --
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/10/americas-top-states-for-business-2019.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-top-10-states-people-are-moving-out-of-us-2019-5
https://www.taxmypropertyfairly.com/issues/taxes-in-upstate-ny
https://www.sfgate.com/expensive-san-francisco/article/move-out-of-bay-area-california-where-to-go-cost-13614119.php
https://taxfoundation.org/2021-state-business-tax-climate-index/
-- Business Leaving California --
https://www.hoover.org/research/california-businesses-leave-state-thousands
https://www.southstarcommunities.com/blog/companies-leave-california-bound-for-texas
https://www.pacificresearch.org/californias-business-climate-continues-to-receive-poor-scores/
https://fee.org/articles/celebrities-besides-joe-rogan-who-said-goodbye-to-california/
https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/oracle-joins-hpe-tesla-in-moving-hq-to-texas
https://fee.org/articles/why-the-movie-industry-is-fleeing-california/
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/01/the-truth-about-the-california-exodus/605833
https://www.southstarcommunities.com/blog/companies-leave-california-bound-for-texas
-- Texas Politics --
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/2019/04/04/the-west-coast-just-might-be-california-ing-your-north-texas-according-to-a-new-study/
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-turning-democrat-white-liberal-voters-moving-states-economy-2020-election-1458363
