Brazilian states should be aware of what is happening in the US. The same thing will happen here.
The country has a progressive-globalist central government, just as Brazil will have from January 1.
In the USA, as in Brazil, there are conservative states (Republicans) and progressive states (Democrats).
Democrat-run states have people running away from them.
Who in their right mind wants to voluntarily expose themselves to the smart agenda, high taxes, high crime, high regulation and deprivation of liberty when they can find a state where the hysteria of Covid is absent?
A state where there is no globalist agenda, less regulation, less crime, less taxes, and no forced awakening and no globalist agenda.
But see for yourself.
By Joshua Solomon
Left-leaning/progressive New York saw the nation’s largest population decline in the year ending in July, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The wave of departures continues a pandemic-era trend that has shaped political arguments over the best policies for the state’s future, including how to stem the mass exodus.
The data show that while New York led the nation in population loss for the second consecutive year, the politically conservative states of Florida and Texas continued to be among the leaders in population growth.
New York had the largest population loss, about 180,000 people, and a relative population decline of 0.9 percent.
Comparatively, Texas led the nation in added population, about 471,000, and Florida led the nation in relative population growth, 1.9 percent.
The states with the largest relative population declines over the past year were: New York, Illinois, Louisiana, West Virginia and Hawaii.
The states with the largest relative population growth over the past year were: Florida, Idaho, South Carolina, Texas and South Dakota.
Most of New York’s population loss comes from residents moving to another state rather than people leaving the country or due to deaths exceeding births.
Over the past year in the state, more people were born than died, and New York had the fourth-highest number of people from abroad moving here, 78,000, behind California, Florida and Texas. (It is unclear how much of the international migration count includes people who have crossed the country’s southern border.)
Population loss emerged as a major issue during the gubernatorial campaign for U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-Long Island, who, like many other Republicans, has blamed the exodus on high taxes, increased government regulation and rising unemployment rates. crime.
“We should all be able to say with pride that we live in the greatest state in the greatest country in the history of the world, but it’s even harder when your state is leading the nation in population loss,” Zeldin said in October during a one-on-one debate with Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Going into one of his keynote speeches, Zeldin explained that New Yorkers are “reaching their breaking point” and moving to other states “because of their wallets, their security, their freedom and the quality of their children’s education. they are under attack”.
“They think their money will go further, they’ll feel more secure and they’ll live more freely,” Zeldin continued.
“The state is at a crossroads.”
It’s an issue that state Republican leaders have also raised as a major concern.
“Gov. Hochul and elected officials should look at it as the ultimate barometer of job performance,” Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay told the Times Union on Friday.
“New Yorkers continue to leave in droves — it’s a clear sign that things need to change.”
Over a two-year period ending in July, New York lost a net of about 431,000 — or a 2 percent drop — in total population.
Barclay and state Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt have often pointed to the data to assert that there are policy concerns the government must address to correct the population loss.
“The greatest threat to New York State and our future viability is the loss of human capital,” Ortt said in January at a “Take Back New York” news conference on the first day of the legislative session.
Later that day, Hochul gave her first State of the Union address. She also expressed concern about the loss of population.
“As we begin this new era for our state, we must look carefully in that mirror and face harsh realities,” Hochul said.
She also cited Census population loss numbers that showed 300,000 New Yorkers left for another state.
“This is the largest population decline of any state in the country, an alarm bell that cannot be ignored,” Hochul said.
During the State of the State, she said New York will “start our economic recovery by being the most business- and worker-friendly state in the country.”
“For those who temporarily left due to the pandemic or are trying to decide their next steps during these uncertain times, I have a message: you don’t want to miss what’s next,” Hochul said.
Ten months later, on stage during NY1’s gubernatorial debate, she defended the state’s efforts to reverse population loss by pointing to Micron’s investment in the Syracuse area, which officials claim will bring 50,000 jobs.
Hochul has also claimed that an ambitious housing plan aimed at bringing up to 1 million new homes to the state will help address the economic crisis.
She said mortgage and rent payments are often the biggest expenses, and if the state can lower the cost of housing, it will make it more affordable.
Zeldin, who lost to Hochul by six points in the closest gubernatorial race since 1994, had pledged to cut taxes, rein in state spending and generate revenue by loosening regulation, particularly around energy policies such as natural gas fracking. .
“New York is going to be back open for business, kids, January 1st,” Zeldin had said during the debate.
Zeldin told New York that a continued Hochul administration would bring four more years that would lead to “the great power of the self-described socialists.”
“Like I said, sound bites, not sound policy,” Hochul replied. “This is absurd.”
* Joshua Solomon is a member of the Capitol Bureau team for the Times Union. He’s from Queens, spent time reporting in western Massachusetts, suburban Florida, and is now back in New York. Solomon can be reached at [email protected] or 518-454-5353.
This post was first published here.
