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Skeptical. Possibly more like *more people want to live in republican-built societies and economies... without any intent on changing their emotional/mental mod

• toomuchtodo 5y ago
  Sort of. Housing in the Sunbelt is cheaper because there is more land/supply, and if there are jobs there, your dollar goes further. Of course people will bring their own politics with to a more favorable economic environment, some of which is not because of politics but because of localized economic conditions. If Texas and Florida housing is cheap, it's not necessarily because of Republicans. Texas has, comparatively, some pretty high property taxes for example. Sure, wages have been held down by business friendly conservative politics, but with remote work becoming more common, your wage isn't tied to the politics of where you live. (my note: Texas, Florida, and North Carolina will eventually tilt more progressive from young folks born or who move there, and as older conservatives "age out" at a rate of about 1.8 million people/year [1]) [1] https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/american-migration-patterns-should-terrify-gop/598153/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/american-m...
  • imtringued 5y ago
    Taxing property is much fairer than taxing income. If you want to pay less tax move to a cheaper community rather than a community that charges less taxes. It also stops speculation because the property becomes an obligation that has to be taken care of.
• dfxm12 5y ago
  Taking Florida as an example, older people move there to escape the cold and death tax. I guess keeping wealth in your family and not having to work for it is a keystone of a Republican-built society & economy.