When people flee high tax states with onerous business rules and regulations the following happens:
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Following the 2020 Census, seven states lost seats in the U.S. House of Representatives due to shifting populations, with each losing exactly one seat. The states that lost seats are California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. This marked the first time California lost a congressional seat.
Actions, in this case state's imposing higher taxes, etc., have consequences - in this case a population flight. Do look are recent news and see the flight to freedom is ongoing. BUT no worry, as the Blue states will either raise the taxes on the remaining to offset lost revenues, or they will have to cut programs and services...or maybe a combination of the two.
The Media is more angry about Trump saving a US Service Member in Iran than Biden getting 13 US Service Members killed in Afghanistan.