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The coming blue-city exodus
[THEHILL] While the election isn’t until November 3, it looks like lots of people and businesses are, in a sense, "voting" early — with their feet.In pre-pandemic January, I wrote here about the blue-state exodus in which thousands of blue-state residents, fed up with high taxes, heavy regulations and "woker-than-thou" policies, are fleeing the sinking blue ships and moving to red states. Now it appears we are seeing a blue-city exodus as well.Begin with the fact that virtually every large city in the country is run by liberals. World Population Review lists the 20 most liberal U.S. cities, with the Socialist paradise of San Francisco ...where God struck dead Anton LaVey, home of the Sydney Ducks, ruled by Vigilance Committee from 1859 through 1867, reliably and volubly Democrat since 1964... leading the way, followed by Washington, DC, Seattle, Oakland, Boston, Minneapolis, bankrupt, increasingly impoverished, reliably Democrat, Detroit ... ruled by Democrats since 1962. A city whose Golden Age included the Purple Gang... and New York City. reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown  ...home of Al Capone, the Chicago Black Sox, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel...comes in at 11 and Portland at 12. According to the Review, liberal cities tend to place "greater value on social justice, ensuring access to healthcare, regulating economic activity, and social equality." And, of course, higher taxes. Noticeably absent among liberal-city priorities is peace, safety, order and respect for private property. Posted by: Fred 2020-09-02 |
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