Opinion: Melissa Melendez: Californians vote with their feet, head out of the state
The United Census Bureau recently confirmed a trend most Californians already suspected: the loss of residents that began with the COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped and, in fact, is worsening. The bureau confirms that, between July 2021 and July 2002, 113,649 people left California, bringing the total number of residents fleeing the state since 2020 to just over a half a million people, a phenomenon not seen in over a century.
My think tank, the Golden State Policy Council, recently featured an analysis that illustrates how excessive environmental regulations and litigation cause housing costs to skyrocket. Consider, for example, the regulations mandating solar energy panels for new single-family homes, which of course add to the cost of a home, and the new plan being floated before the California Public Utilities Commission to levy a fee for electricity based on your income.
Per The Tax Foundation, Californians already have the second-highest tax burden among the states, alongside New Jersey and New York in the top three. Residents are leaving those states in droves, too. If Democrats are looking to hustle people out of the state, they’re doing a fine job so far. The effect on quality of life for law-abiding Californians cannot be understated as shoplifters and thieves working with organized crime target businesses, large and small alike. The burden on small businesses is immense. They cannot afford to hire private security and do not have a lot of extra cash lying around to cover the cost of organized and repeated theft.
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