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Where Do You Want to Live: Red State or Blue State? - YouTube
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we're supposed to be
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the united states of america but in many
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ways
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we're now divided into two very
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different nations
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there is red state america and there's
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blue state america
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the red states favor conservative small
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government
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free market policies low taxes light
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regulation
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tough on crime policing and worker
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freedom
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think florida texas tennessee arizona
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and utah
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the blue states favor a liberal left big
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government approach
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high taxes heavy regulations high
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minimum wages
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and mandatory union membership think new
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york
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new jersey connecticut massachusetts
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illinois
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oregon and of course california
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progressives like to argue that their
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big government
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high tax policies are economically
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superior
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and thus better for the poor minorities
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and working-class americans
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than those of red states conservative
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policies
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progressives contend are culturally
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backward
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and tilted to benefit the rich let's
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test this thesis by comparing three of
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the largest
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red states florida texas and tennessee
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with three of the largest blue states
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california
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new york and illinois if progressive
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policies really work
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then americans should be rushing to get
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into the blue states
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but just the opposite is happening
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americans are packing up their u-hauls
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and heading to the red states according
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to the new york times
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in august 2020 so many people wanted to
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leave new york city
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that moving companies were turning away
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business they just couldn't handle the
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demand
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this exodus may be accelerating but it's
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not new
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over the last decade the three big blue
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states each
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lost an average of one million people to
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other states
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while the three big red states gained
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almost a million from other states
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makes perfect sense americans like
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freedom small government means more
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freedom
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and freedom means opportunity let's say
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you're looking for a job
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over the last decade florida texas and
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tennessee have gained twice as many jobs
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as the progressive states
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not only that but your money goes
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further in red states
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according to a 2019 tax foundation study
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your 100 stretches to 111
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in purchasing power in tennessee while
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in new jersey
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it shrinks to 89 if you're a big
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corporation
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or a small company looking for a
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business friendly environment
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affordable housing or maybe just a
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better quality of life
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where are you going to go the tough
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decision is not
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choosing a red state or a blue state the
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tough decision
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is which red state to move to
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progressives like to say
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that this isn't about economics it's
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about weather
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the red states tend to be in the south
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and southwest where the weather is
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warmer
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but that doesn't explain why so many
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people are leaving california which has
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the best weather in the country
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so what does explain the migration from
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blue states
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start with taxes the two most populous
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blue states
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california and new york have the highest
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tax rates in america
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while the two most populous red states
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texas and florida
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have no income tax at all when taxes get
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too high
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people move to where taxes are lower the
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problem for the high tax states is that
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these people take their money
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their ambition and their employees with
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them then there is crime
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do blue cities do better than red cities
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the answer of course is no
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of the 20 cities with the highest murder
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rates 18
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are run by left-leaning democrats and
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for the most part
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have been for decades and these cities
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aren't getting safer
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they're getting more dangerous a good
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chunk of minneapolis was burned to the
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ground as a result of riots
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following the death of george floyd
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portland had
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over 90 consecutive nights of rioting
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not peaceful protests rioting seattle
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allowed an entire section of the city
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to declare itself an autonomous zone a
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first in american history
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progressive governors progressive mayors
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progressive
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police chiefs run all of these cities
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and states
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ask any resident of los angeles or san
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francisco about the rise in homelessness
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and you'll get a litany of horror
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stories both cities
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of course have a long history of
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progressive mayors
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how about keeping us healthy and safe
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surely the progressive states with their
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strict lockdowns
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did a better job saving lives from the
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coronavirus
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nope adjusted for population as a
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resident of new york new
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jersey or illinois you were three four
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or even
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five times more likely to die of the
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virus than if you lived in a red state
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like florida
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texas georgia utah or arizona
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progressives and liberal democrats may
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mean well they certainly talk a lot
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about how much they care
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about the poor minorities and the
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working class
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yet somehow it's always the poor
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minorities in the working class
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who pay the price for their bad policies
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that's why those who can move do move
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those who can't get stuck with the short
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end of the stick
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red state america is prospering blue
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state america is in meltdown
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so where do you want to live i'm stephen
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moore
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economist at freedom works for prager
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university
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