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Everybody has an anecdote, but the fact is that California continues to enjoy net domestic in-migration in the highest income group. Rich people do not avoid it

• whoisjuan 7y ago
  That's true partially. At least you have to segment extremely wealthy individuals from high-middle class individuals who don't care too much about this. Again this also anecdotal, but most people I know simply want a good quality of life at a reasonable cost. At a certain point that stops being feasible if the cost of living keeps increasing and additionally you're taxed at the highest rates. Also from an economic perspective, people will move close to where the jobs are. You hear a lot about startups hiring in the Bay Area but almost never hear the big incumbent businesses expanding there. Quite the opposite. As with any macro-economic trend, it would pass years until you see the effects of these things, but I do believe that this doesn't play well for California's economy in the long-term. Fortunately for California, there is more than Bay Area, so it's also possible that this is just a phenomenon applicable to the economic behavior and impact of the tech industry and tech employees.
• refurb 7y ago
  Either that, or the very rich are good at avoiding even CA taxes.
• caprese 7y ago
  > Rich people do not avoid it because of taxation. They avoid other states because other states are terrible and they can afford to live here. shehasapoint
• briandear 7y ago
  Other states are terrible? California has some nice places, but it isn’t Shanghai-La.
• pascalxus 7y ago
  the in-migration is because employers choose where you're job is, not the other way around.