Brit Reacts To IT BEGINS! 10 US STATES PEOPLE ARE RUNNING AWAY FROM

[@gotham61]

I have lived in Manhattan NYC for nearly 40 years. To live here without a six figure income, you need to have a plan. Nearly a quarter of NYC rental properties are rent stabilized, which means that the rent can only be increased by a limited amount with each lease renewal. After 19 two year lease renewals, my rent is now nearly triple what it was in 1985, but it is still very affordable by today's standards. It's a common mistake to think that everything in NYC is outrageously expensive, but that simply isn't true. About one in six NYC residents live below the federal poverty line, and almost all are housed in one way or another.

[@jerrygross8073]

The funny thing is that for the past few years Californians have been moving to my state of Oklahoma in droves because of the cost of living in California.

[@krazycatz]

As someone who was born, raised and lived my entire life in the Los Angeles area of California I can tell you a little bit about the entertainment industry. I have to state that I have never once worked in the entertainment industry so my observations are based on the many different people who had moved into my neighborhood hoping to make it in the entertainment industry. For every one of them I suggest that they should be willing to take any part that is offered to them even if it is a non speaking part that lasts only one or two seconds in the finished production. I have lost count of how many times a would be celebrity told me that they would not accept any part if it was not a starring or costarring role. Since their parents back home was paying for most of their living expenses they did not need to worry about rent, utilities, food, transportation, other expenses etc. Before they come to Los Angeles however their parents usually make an arrangement with them that the parents would cover all of their expenses for one year exactly 12 months. After that time period had expired they would have to pay for their own expenses if they wanted to stay out here. Some of them do occasionally stay out here and I would see them around perhaps working as a dishwasher in a restaurant or a cashier in the supermarket. They still have dreams of being in the entertainment industry and would negotiate with their boss and other employees to have time off to go on some auditions. Other people leave Los Angeles and return back home or go somewhere else. In over 30+ years I have only seen one person that I knew have any type of success in the entertainment industry. This was someone who followed the advice I gave and his first role a non talking walk on role. He had a few more similar type parts on other movies and television shows when his life changed completely. I don’t even know what was the name of the movie but he had been hired to do another small non talking role in a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Now he looked so much like Leonardo that he could have been his identical twin brother. When they finished filming the movie he was offered a job as Leonardo DiCaprio’s body double. He soon moved out of the neighborhood after getting that position and I don’t know what he is doing now. I forgot how long ago this happened but I remember that another neighbor who knew him died of natural causes almost 15 years ago so maybe it was about 20 years ago. 🤔

[@ScottyM1959]

Kabir, not every industry, corporation, or medium sized business is working remotely, and i think businesses have had enough of not having their employees working in the office. Can't they just build more homes? Whose paying for them, who can afford the property taxes and/or the cost of living. We need to utilize all forms of energy, and coal is cleaner than it used to be. Germany and others are rebuilding coal fired power plants. The gold medal goes to taxes. Most of these states have taxes that could choke a hippo. The Silver goes to the cost of living, and the bronze is crime. I left New Jersey because of taxes cost of living and the weather. I love snow, but I got tired of shoveling it.

[@manxkin]

Illinois here. Yes, the weather can be bad. Really cold winters (at least here in northern Illinois) and hot humid summers. The main reasons people leave, in my opinion, are high taxes and corruption. Chicago is called “The Windy City” for a few reasons. Yes, it can be windy as the wind blowing off of Lake Michigan or from the flat surrounding topography gets channeled through the skyscrapers. It also has to do old Chicago politics. With the politicians being long winded or according to some full of hot air.

[@sshimmy2258]

I left the Chicago suburbs because of taxes and the weather. My real estate taxes tripled from 2005 to 2018.

[@yugioht42]

Honestly the only time I hear Rhode Island is family guy. That’s it.

[@ProsperingWoman]

P.S. Home prices in Florida along with the home owners insurance has risen by 240% since the beginning of 2020.

[@sassytbc7923]

The squiggles lines on the roads are usually repairs of cracks in the roads. The more lines the worse the roads

[@TechNextLetsGo]

To add to that; it's tar that seals the cracks from water, that if it gets in, freezes, expands and creates pot holes.

[@jacquelinejohnson9447]

Coal fires, used for heating individual homes, was the primary cause for the massive, heavy fogs in London and a high respiratory infection rate amongst the population.

[@kimstone8532]

I'm 47 and I've lived in New Orleans or Boston Rouge, LA. You can find a lot of areas in both cities where the police want go because they want to go home at the end of the day.

[@Boodieman72]

The squiggly lines in the road are tar to fill in the cracks.

[@anthonyorsini]

I used to live in LA and had to get out. It wasn't just the insane living costs, it's the out of control homeless problem, it's half the state burning down every year, the pollution, it's the total lack of any real public be transportation in such a massively spread out city, and the list goes on. Also "I went to the beach in November and there was plenty of parking" is so hilariously British to say 😂

[@jamesm654]

I live in LA and haven't owned a car in 7 years. I use public transit. It's cheap and easy. The cost of living in LA is no different than anywhere else. Salaries are commensurate with the cost of living

[@anthonyorsini]

@@jamesm654 I'm glad it works for you. But LA is ranked the 10th highest cost of living index in the US. Considering how huge the area is I'm sure it also depends on where you live within the city. If you live central it's probably better. I lived in MDR and II had friends who also lived in LA I wouldn't see for months because it was a four hour round trip. I also have not driven in a long time (since 2009).

[@jenniferhamels1176]

@@jamesm654 You say no different, yet California has the highest homeless rate. Also, California has one of the highest cost of living index. So, it is illogical to say it is no different than anywhere else. Sure, the medium income in California for a family of 4 is around $105k but that doesn't commensurate the higher-than-average cost of a single-family home or apartment rental.

[@jabreck1934]

⁠​⁠@@anthonyorsini The cost of living in LA is high so you moved to Marina Del Rey????? Obviously you are an adult child living at home because you are absolutely clueless🤣😂🤣😂

[@anthonyorsini]

@@jabreck1934 No I moved to the LA area for a job located in MDR. I know plenty of people love LA, obviously it has a huge population. But for someone moving there after living in Europe for 8 yeats the public transport was embarrassing. I also didn't understand where my 12.9% state income taxes were going considering all of the issues. There's no need to start name calling, we're just sharing our opinions here.

[@Gadget-ez1xr]

Not everybody has a tech job that can work remotely sir

[@jacquelinejohnson9447]

Chicago and Illinois do get very cold winters. It's the lake/wind effect from the Great Lakes. It produces a ton of snow.

[@sshimmy2258]

Michigan gets most of the lake effect snow

[@Mark-id8ff]

10 years ago, my sister was paying $5,000.00 per month for a studio apartment in Manhattan.

[@claranielsen3382]

Florida is expensive too. Thats why my nephew left Florida. We have clean coal here. Now New Yorks government and the way it is being ran is a huge problem. Rent, immigrants, food ,jobs, are a major issue here. Yes a lot of them move to Texas . They usually move to Austin or Houston where its more geared to Democrats. I dont know why but anyone telling its not politics is lying to you. But then the bring their politics here.

[@seanziepoo7495]

Pennsylvania is amazing... But it's not for everybody. We're a different breed out here, especially East Side... A.K.A. I live near Philly, and I completely understand why people don't want to be near there.

[@jonathancunningham8739]

I as a Canadian can say judging by the news most of us pay bills and taxes just many can not afford it no one stops paying they just can't pay it.

[@bf5175]

There's lots of ignorance and lies in these comments. With tons of people trying to make it political. Some of these people need to go outside, spend some time with their families, find a hobby. Commenting the same tired political crap online every day is no way to live a life.

[@alexp1873]

California population 2014= 38 million California population 2024= 39 million 5th largest economy on planet Earth.

[@kiernanmccarthy2927]

I live in Rhode Island and it’s very pretty and the beaches are beautiful but if you’re not into historical things it’s not for you. The main attractions are the breakers mansions, cliff walk and the beaches but most importantly downtown Newport is STUNNING! Should visit one day it’s a cool place to see but not necessarily live because it’s so cold in the winter!

[@davidcopple8071]

Howdy from Texas. Bigfoot apparently migrated to East Texas. I moved here to East Texas seven years ago from central Texas where I grew up. Once here I was puzzled when I heard so many people around here talking nonchalantly about Bigfoot. At first I just assumed that it was some kind of inside joke shared between the locals. But I later learned that there folks were quite serious about Bigfoot here. There are two native American Tribes here in the local area and they are the main ones who absolutely believe that Bigfoot is a real creature and not only real but part of their culture as well. They actually leave food out for Bigfoot to stay in their good graces. And if you ask any of them about Bigfoot. Almost every single one of them have a least on personal story about their interactions with the creatures. I'm not a believer myself. Common sense just tells me that if they were actually real. We'd know about it either by actually seeing them at least as often as I've seen wild Bobcats and mountain lions. ( Which is around three different times each over 61 years of living in Texas. They are very wery of humans and are seldom seen. ) Or one would have been shot by a hunter, hit by a car or photographed on the millions of trail camera set up in the deep woods of East Texas by hunters. There's just way too many possibilities that something that Big, that unusual, wouldn't have been found dead, injured, or at least photographed in all these many years.

[@ladykristalginn6]

I live in Oklahoma. I work for an eye doctor. We’ve had many patients who have recently moved here from California. So far, all but 1 person has said they’ve moved out of Cali because of the politics. Same in north Texas. Many former Californians say they move because of politics. Yes, they mentioned that incredibly high housing cost, and some other factors, but all of them that I have had a discussion with about moving here from California have said politics was the biggest reason for them. Also, I know Chicago is called the Windy City. However, when the coin was termed, it was called the Windy City because of the politicians. Oklahoma City Oklahoma, weatherwise is windier.

[@CaroleWu-py4rs]

I’m from Vancouver BC, Canada This is news to me. Haven’t heard from anyone that we should stop paying our bills. There goes your credit rating people.

[@pamelahoracek]

My opinion... I was born, raised and still here in CA (60+ years), westside of Los Angeles. Southern CA has the best weather, except the higher attitudes with snow which pleases the skiers. There are reasons and a combination of reasons the natives are leaving. First is the State and City (also National, those guys affect our nation) levels. Unfortunately, some are kept being voted in and get too comfortable, some corrupted and some favoritism on who gets contracts with kickbacks. Most of our elected officials in the populated cities (L.A., San Fran. and along the coast) rule CA by the number of votes. Our elected politicians set the standard and the type of State we become. They make the rules, set the taxes, how to enforce laws, getting away with basic studies in school and time and young minds are wasted by the teacher's biases, activism, and passing them when they cannot read, write, get by for their adult lives, especially the ones who do not know the language, do not go to college, or not have parents or mentors to help guide them. The laws that are on the ballot, the politicians are too afraid to spell out both sides of a bill, the pros and cons, costs and how it will affect the long term so citizens can have the information to make the proper vote and willing to live with it. The media also are a bit bias especially nationwide. Our businesses that leave due to taxes, regulations, environmental studies and delays, higher wages/benefits, no control or openly speaking who to hire and not get sued, and travel to get to work. Then is the crime, and the last few years people openly go into stores and take, damage property. Who ends up paying to cover the stores loses, the consumer. After the Covid lock-down, some stores had to close, but a lot of stores closed because of the crime, thief, danger to their employees and customers. The drug and homeless mess that block walkways that people will shop elsewhere. Residential crimes, and our laxed law and punishment. As for housing, yes to buy and/or rent is very high, especially with having open land/yards. Supply and demand set the price. One thing is location, public schools, crime and services with the property taxes you will be paying for that home. In L.A., there are certain neighborhoods that are affordable, but it i the crime/gun/gang violence a parent would not want their children to grow up with and probably the public school is not suitable to get their education. If we can change the crime and violence in those areas, along with pride in homeownership, socialize with your neighbors will make it a nice and comfortable community to live in. Unfortunately, turning these areas into better living situations, the cost of buying a home or renting will start to rise. This year, wages at certain eateries was raised to $20 an hour. If an employer is made to provide the higher wage, benefits, vacation, sick time, and now wages, most likely the consumer will have to bear the expense. Long term of this living wage of $20 an hour, the consumer level will drop because the affordability for themselves and more if they have a family. Then these employees getting their $20 an hour, less sales, less need for excess employees, and many food franchises just completely closed down and no one there has any job. Those fast-food minimum wage jobs in my day were for parttime teens in school, college student to help pay their schooling, retirees to supplement their income, or at least a person who lives low/free rent with family and maybe takes public transportation. Owning a car, insurance, maintenance, license, tax, gasoline is expensive. In the old days, some worked these minimum wage jobs for them wanting to have a used car or buying one. It was not meant for adults who have one or more children. It is too costly to new build homes even if there is some open space on the westside. Besides the labor and materials, all the city puts you through with permits, inspections, code, each take time (to the one representing your plans to the city and other commissions for approval), delays, new architect drawings), studies on impact with the air, traffic and some business will have to put in things the city itself should do to let your plans start. It is sort of blackmail. So in the end, i all Californians can work on a common goal of getting rid of crime and violence, respect and help our police and others who keep us safe and get us out of trouble, our law makers make a plan on how to fix a problem, how to avoid it in the future then continuing throwing taxpayer's money at it and problem spreads or become a way of life like when things started to shift beginning in the 1960's, make it feasible for business wanting to be in CA. California has a lot of open land, maybe we need to invest in bring the utilities and homes, businesses there for more affordability to own or rent and a nice and safe place to raise your children. Those leaving CA, do not take your politics to your new city/State. It is the locals who vote to make it business friendly and provide jobs, housing, and a better way of life. We can see what happens with certain ideals and that is the reason you are leaving CA. Southern California has the nice weather (restricted on water use due to the lack of rain and the State has not build something to capture the excess water during heavy rainy seasons then waste the water flowing to the ocean. Or a desalination process with the ocean along our coast. CA was originally a desert). We have our earthquakes, but the most we can do is to prepare, supplies on hand if we cannot leave our homes, hopefully our private and public structures are well built to stand for earthquakes and just luck for not being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Recently, we had an earthquake, the phone alarm warnings were going off after the earthquake started and during. There was probably not much time since the epicenter was somewhat close in Malibu. In time and technology, alert warnings will improve, and we might get a few seconds more to take cover. Unfortunately, mother nature starts our wildfires and in the populated cities, the winds and electrical wires start it, and some terrible people cause the man-made fires. The best we can do with mother nature, be prepared with knowing and have ready duplicates important stuff stored and ready to pack up in the car or outside your home. Remember your plan with kids and animals and their needs when you need to leave. Clear out dried brush, certain plants /landscaping (cacti/succulents) will slow down the spread of the fire, and if you are in a rural area, fire breaks around your structures, and get yourself, family and animals out to safety.

[@ReeW2024]

Where did they move? Arizona...which is no longer affirdable.

[@Mkproduction2]

Taxpayers and businesses are fleeing Blue States because of Failed Democratic policies. New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan and California ALL LOST Congressional seats because of negative population growth despite taking in Millions of illegal aliens. California has a budget deficit of Between 47 and 68 BILLION DOLLARS. California is also ranked #48 in Freest States in America for the 7th straight year. New York was ranked LEAST FREE as they see their taxpayers and businesses flee for Red states. Washington State and Oregon have joined California, NY, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Michigan as States losing population the last few years. 13 Counties in Oregon have Voted to LEAVE Oregon and Join Idaho. PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T BELIEVE ME. LOOK IT UP FOR YOURSELF.

[@jabreck1934]

“ freedom states“ Destroying productive farmland the fastest in the country. Highest property taxes and insurance rates in the Country. Abortion and growing marijuana is illegal in “ freedom states“ Don’t believe me Look it up for yourself😂🤣🤡👍

[@artdollist]

The thing he doesn't mention is that some states have a state income tax and some states don't. Texas and Florida do not have a state income tax.

[@frankvansanford4426]

Sure, no income tax in Florida, but they get you other ways, like very high vehicle registration fees.

[@artdollist]

@@frankvansanford4426 And we have pretty high property taxes. But I think all in all, Florida or Texas might be a better place to live.

[@jabreck1934]

@@artdollist The two states where farming and agriculture have completely collapsed!!🤣😂🤣😂

[@archaeologyfornon-archaeol1014]

Yikes! Both are horrifying!

[@frankvansanford4426]

@@jabreck1934 If you’re a man and not a female.

[@Ltlmscrl]

OK, I know this a horrible thing to say but as soon as my in-laws kick the bucket I’m leaving New Jersey. My husband and I literally only stay because they need us. I’m not a native and wouldn’t miss it at all.

[@pkleo73]

Its not. Im thinking it too. Im only here atm because of my folks. 84 yrs ...and just circling...but everything they do requires my help. I want out of here.

[@jefferyparks2716]

There are lots of reasons why people leave these states but what it all comes down to is living conditions. When the negative living conditions out way the positive then its time to leave. My own home state of Washington state's cost of living is out of control and I am looking to move out of state now too. It's sad because this is my home state where I was born and raised.

[@jabreck1934]

Many people moved from the most food secure location in the country. With the best weather in the world. To a state; Destroying productive farmland the fastest in the country and doesn’t have a border. It’s fascinating!!!

[@EsmaelGonzales-y7t]

U sound like a trumper that just gobbles everything that lying machine doles out! I live in San Diego! I don't see ppl over-running our borders! I don't see OPEN BORDERS! Our border areas are secure here in Cali & we don't have to resort to violence like the racists in texas do! Humans come in all sorts of colors and from all parts of the world! Imagine that!

[@EsmaelGonzales-y7t]

W. Virginians...maybe laziness!? Get fossil-free jobs! Clean-air jobs are booming everywhere, why not in W. Virginia? Or, start ur own little solar installation business! Solar isn't just for homes! Investigate it!

[@rdr9519]

Yes it's happening in California🇺🇸 we are tired of paying high taxes and bills to these tyrants

[@Cashcrop54]

There are many places in Alaska that can only be reached by plane. Many people are pilots so they can go places. Even in a medical emergency the Coast Guard helicopters are the common ambulance. California is losing big businesses like stores because of non ending crime.

[@barbaraann2558]

People leave because it costs too much to live or there are not enough job opportunities. I am shocked about Rhode Island. I think it is beautiful, especially around Newport. And it close to Boston but as hot as vacation spot as Cape Cod.

[@gracemercy2159]

The only way to afford to live in big cities if you're not making six figures is the word roommates. Roommates are almost standard now.

[@epongeverte]

Rhode Island is actually beautiful. Newport is a cool historical colonial city on an island. It has multiple buildings dated back to the 1600/1700s. There are mansions along the coast. It is a place of lighthouses, rocky coastline and tons of history. The seafood is also amazing.

[@danbarry4772]

If your state have poop maps . Don't tell me it's not about the policies or the morons running it.

[@jabreck1934]

If your state is allowing developers to destroy productive farmland the fastest in the country, Don’t tell me about poop maps or policies in other states

[@brianabc83]

Hawaii is the most expensive state to live in. Combine that with low salaries is a recipe for hardship. Housing is approx $800,000+, and that's not for a mansion. that's for a 2 bed regular new home.

[@sassytbc7923]

Kabir just because you got lucky that one time was a fluke …

[@ms_scribbles]

There was a study done that says that the so-called "California exodus" is a myth. And, a lot of the people that *do* move out of Cali move back in again because the states they moved to (mostly Texas) ended up being hellscapes when they got there, with higher prices than they were expecting because they didn't think about things like property taxes, which are a LOT higher in places like Texas than in California. Sure, the houses themselves are cheaper, but everything else is what's going to kill their wallet. Not to mention their electricity grid is such a hellscape of its own that people have died in large amounts because the grid is not connected to the national grid (because, of course, Texas wants to be special) and can't handle extremes in temperature. In the Great Texas Freeze of 2021, hundreds of people died.

[@ms_scribbles]

Just to give you numbers, at our highest in 2019, California's population was 39.44 million. Now, it's 39.03 million. A tiny, TINY fraction of the population left California. And also, you have to remember that in the middle of that time period, we had COVID, which ended up killing a million people in the US, so not all of those people gone moved.

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

A one bedroom apartment in Manhattan has an average price of just about 5k. It's bonkers. And the apartments are made for ants so to speak. lol. Our home size wise could take up about 30 NY apartments and yet is $980 a month.

[@inthedarkanonymous5625]

Beaches do tend to empty by November. Maybe ‘cuz it’s cold?

[@bobbyclarkston8836]

But he’s talking Santa Monica beaches in California. Average temperature is 70 degrees Fahrenheit in November. Now, for a Californian, I bet that’s pretty chilly! 🥶

[@pkleo73]

all im going to say is this...GO TO CHICAGO IN FEBRUARY...then get back to us LOL! Im not from there, Im from the East Coast. But my brother lived there once and I went to visit him. In February. Mistake. Ive heard The Wimdy City also...and people say it doesnt have to do with the weather. Im callin bullshit. ;D

[@dianecomly6132]

Haven't watched yet, but I'll guess California and New York and New Jersey.

[@daveeyde9622]

And why would you guess that? Keep tour maga opinions to yourself

[@tudorjason]

About 1.5 years ago, I quit paying on one of my credit cards. Its interest rate was nearly 20%. I got into debt from trying to survive through both the Great Recession and the Pandemic. Paying the bill felt pointless. The bank made it feel pointless, especially considering banks created the conditions for the Recession. Yes, my credit score dropped by 400 points and my reports will have negative remarks for another 8.5 years, but I was able to get my debt settled and now I'm saving money. I think I can afford a down payment on a house by the time the charge-offs drop off my reports.

[@xenotbbbeats7209]

When you said a 1-bedroom apartment was $3,000+, I thought that sounded low. Then I went back and heard you say, "Brooklyn." Brooklyn, NY is not as expensive as NY City, NY. If you live in New York City, New York, a 1-bedroom apartment will run you an AVERAGE of $4,473. As he said, New York State is expensive, but there's a reason the narrator mentions that the people leaving are mostly leaving New York City. The city is VERY expensive. America is enormous, so real estate within a state can be vastly different since the climate, the jobs, the industries in certain areas can be very different within the same state as well. I live in Washington State, 1 of 50, and it isn’t even close to being one of the biggest states, and it's bigger than England! I think 23,000 square miles bigger if my memory serves me right. I live about 30 miles south of Seattle. The difference in rents when comparing this area or other surrounding areas vs. Seattle is shocking.The average 1-bdm apartment in Seattle will run you $2,233/mo. The average in Puyallup, which is actually closer than I am to Seattle, is $1,571!

[@jabreck1934]

Avocados? California is the most abundant agricultural location in the country. Producing over 450 ag commodities. Including being #1 Dairy producer in the country….. and citrus now.

[@johnstewart150]

Thanks for being real

[@frankvansanford4426]

Rent Control is how most New Yorkers afford to live there. That’s is, if they rented some time ago.

[@lydiaedwards8100]

Hawaii is a collection of islands. I don't know why building new homes isn't happening more.

[@mattb7578]

Before I see the list, is NJ on here??? 😂

[@mattb7578]

Noice!! We made it through THIS list

[@epongeverte]

Chicago is beautiful, except for winter. The problem is that the rest of Illinois has grey overcast skies much of the time. Same with Ohio.

[@hobbgreen4529]

i live in illinois and its pretty sunny .

[@lydiaedwards8100]

Steven King uses Rhode Island as a setting for some of his novels.

[@Pinkfong2]

Philly has become a very poor city. While many people do work from home, the majority of people would not necessarily be looking for technology jobs.

[@Mkproduction2]

Keep in mind, he's giving the PERCENTAGE of Population decline. You can't compare .3 % of the Population of Alaska with .3% of California. There might be more people in LA, than all of Alaska.

[@sandraunquera-tm3nz]

It's funny that we are losing so many people but the traffic has gotten so horrific. There is so much traffic now that it's a pain in the butt to drive in Eugene and Corvallis. The traffic is horrible. I'm a born and bred web foot. This is the worst amount of traffic I have seen since I moved back in 1989. I see so many out of state license plates.

[@8mycake244]

The classic horror writer H.P. Lovecraft is from Rhode Island. That's about it.

[@lydiaedwards8100]

Remember that our crime rates are based on our laws and enforcement practices; and they are compared to other American states. We have laws against things that most countries don't. Consider that when you hear about high crime rates.

[@DebraHarter]

Violent crime rates are up drastically. Nice try!

[@ramonalfaro3252]

Hawaii needs to get rid of Oprah's house! build housing for Indigenous.

[@themom2250]

Zuckerberg also has a very large compound there. And he bought 100 's of acres of land. It'd all terrible.

[@MichaelMitchell-k6r]

Why Oprah house?

[@Mark-id8ff]

Illinois - Long cold winters.

[@garygemmell3488]

California is turning into a dumpster fire. I was born here and have watched as the state became overcrowded, overtaxed, and over regulated. Our Governor, Pretty Boy Newsom, will sign any lunatic bill passed by the legislature If you want to build a home here you can count on your lumber costs alone being 30% higher because all walls have to have studs that are 16 inches apart instead of the regular 24 inches. Our dopey governor signed a bill that mandates that no internal combustion vehicles can be sold in the state after 2035. Yet, we don't have, nor will we, the infrastructure to support all the vehicle charging stations that would be necessary. We also don't have the necessary generating capacity to produce that much electricity and we never will. It is nearly impossible to build a new electrical generating plant because of the red tape and the incessant lawsuits brought about by the environmental Nazis and the NIMBY'S.

[@themom2250]

Your bias slant is showing. And that hard lean on your right side is throwing you off a bit.... just saying.

[@jabreck1934]

In Texas they don’t have the, “ environmental Nazis“ That’s why they are destroying productive farmland and natural resources the fastest in the country. 🤣😂🤣😂🤡👍

[@bobbyclarkston8836]

LOOKS LIKE I’M MOVING TO OREGON!!!!!

[@pacmon5285]

It would be great if I could just stop paying bills in protest, but unfortunately, they would just come take my home and possessions. Costs have gone up, but that's not new. It's been happening for a long time and covid just gave it a huge boost. A lot of people want to blame those in power, but the fact is that it's not their fault (mostly). It's not suddenly going to change by electing someone new. It takes time to adjust and for the effects of legislation to take hold and be felt. This guys videos are always a bit sus to me. He says a lot of things that are just inflammatory and/or subjective, but he states them as fact.

[@jennia.7261]

IMO Liberal, failed politics and policies have wasted California.....a lot of Californians have moved to Texas.....and we welcome them....just don't want them to continue voting for the same kinds of politicians that destroyed thier State.....❤ Jenni from Houston

[@dougfisher1266]

I was born in and lived in Southern California for 47 years, and I loved it, until...TERRIBLE policies ruined the entire State. Criminals have more rights than law abiding people. Homeless people ( A.K.A. dangerous drug addicts that choose to live on the streets) are everywhere and have as many rights to your property as a homeowner in some cases. The State has suspended parts of the US Constitution, and the Governor is working right now to take more rights. The mentally ill are running around lose, and causing uncomfortable situations for families. Hollywood pedos are being protected by the government. I could go on for hours, and I left in 2018, 100% because of bad policy and laws. Tennessee is the exact opposite of California. I just hope all the other Californians that move here, vote Republican across the board so it stays this way.

[@ramonalfaro3252]

I moved to Texas from Cali. Two years later I'm back. It's got its problem but everywhere else licks butthole!

[@JEFFwasHERE...]

✊ Mississippi in the house

[@buckeyegirl16]

I thought Cali would be #1, lol...everyone seems to be leaving LA...the rest of the state must be more stable. I'd be curious to see LA by itself.

[@johnstewart150]

Democrat states have high taxes and cost of living. That applies to 9 of these states

[@atrumphasmatis6719]

True but that being said I moved from Colorado to Tennessee 7 years ago and I regret it. The people here are… well… not nice when you’re different from them

[@jabreck1934]

Texas and Florida have the highest insurance and property taxes in the country!😂🤣😂🤣🤡👍

[@ms_scribbles]

They also have the highest amount of rights for women, people of color, non-Christians and LGBTQ+ folk, so...there is that. I'll pay more taxes if it means I never have to be afraid of my daughter going to prison if something went wrong with her pregnancy.

[@lydiaedwards8100]

Alaska is gorgeous.

[@Brenda-f9y]

A LOT of people from California are moving to Arizona for some reason. It seems right now that half of the state is on fire from wildfires but that can't be the main reason they're moving to Arizona because Arizona has a lot of wildfires every summer as well. It gets really cold in Illinois.

[@jabreck1934]

“ Half the state is on fire“??? Wtf is wrong with people like you? Make things up to make yourself feel better? Freaking sad!!!!!

[@MissMTriana21]

Haha! How is CA not closer to #1?!?! I can't wait to move out of this crazy expensive State. And yes, it's also because of the politics. The woke cult is getting outta hand

[@gabecollins5585]

I don’t blame you. I’d hate to live there.

[@shadow1sd]

Kabir, You've been to a part of California but you don't know exactly how large California is. A lot of people see movies on California and they know the cities are huge but you haven't explored all of it so you can't even say that. A lot of dystopian movies are usually set in California I know that's irrelevant but still lmao. Particularly LA. You were probably just in an area that was actually good. But I wouldn't know I don't live in California but I understand the cities are massive considering LA is the second largest city in the country.

[@alancummings4304]

iT'S ALL ABOUT pOLICIES AND THARS A fACT !

[@ramonalfaro3252]

California is the second worst state to live in. All the others are first place.

[@user-wc8fp4cx6c]

People are fleeing expensive states for cheap states due to the cost of living crisis. A recent survey showed that a large number of Californians who moved to TX regretted their decision because it was a huge downgrade in quality of living.

[@TheyCallMeMr.Fahrenheit]

source?

[@user-wc8fp4cx6c]

@@TheyCallMeMr.Fahrenheit I posted a reply and YT instantly removed it. I will post it one last time. "...Texas saw a wave of people from California and other states find their new homes in the Lone Star State amid the COVID-19 pandemic due to low housing prices and interest rates. But now a new report from banking trends website, GoBankingRates, says people are starting to have regrets about moving to Texas. END Headline: Report: Texas transplants regret moving here Source: MySanAntonio d*t c*m Note: YT does not allow links. You'll have to find the article and click on the link to see the survey.

[@Out-Of-Service]

LOL... they miss the gridlock traffic, earthquakes, wildfires, air pollution, overpriced real estate, overbearing regulations, highest state income taxes, extortionate fuel costs, nearly a third of the country's homeless camped on sidewalks, out of control theft/robbery/shoplifting, corrupt state and local government, etc. It's all worth it, though, because they validate your made-up pronouns, and the weather is always nice. California = RIP Bozo

[@ellenbryn]

0.3% population decline in California is not very much in a state larger than most countries that has been growing for so long (Great Britain would nearly fit into 2/3rds of it). Yes, the housing prices are too high, and yes, some people like Elon Musk object to worker protections, recycling and human rights - but there's a fair number of people who favor those things.

[@Alan-lv9rw]

Texas isn’t on the list. 😊

[@mdsh00]

California here. Yes we have our problems and yes it is very expensive to live here. That being said, this impression of it being some sort of hellscape where people are fleeing in droves is massive hyperbole driven by people and cable news networks of certain political leanings. Lately it's been the fashionable thing to bash California and often by people who have never even been here. Excellent weather, diversity of cultures, food, climates, etc have made it an attractive place to live which have added to its high cost of living.

[@bf5175]

Yeah, it's just basic supply and demand. If no one wanted to live in California, it would be cheap. If enough people leave, then supply will increase, and prices will come down.

[@jenniferhamels1176]

Numbers don't lie. The trend of out-migration has been steadily increasing over the past decade. Also, California's estimated population has currently decreased since the last census in 2020. First time California's existence they have a negative population growth.

[@wolfe6220]

From what I have seen, the "exodus" from CA has been mostly due to *companies* moving to states where it is much cheaper to do business, usually because the cheaper states are offering the companies massive tax breaks (which are made up by increasing the taxes paid by the residents of the new states in various ways). I'm in Texas so I've seen this for a few decades. Part of our company moved to Texas from CA. The CA employees moved here because it was cheaper to bring seasoned employees instead of train local ones. The transferred employees sold their CA homes for $$$ and bought much bigger homes here in TX for 1/3 to 1/2 of what a smaller home cost in CA. Traffic is much better here, but it's started getting worse (and home prices higher) because of everyone coming here from out of state. People here gripe because of that, but I can't really blame the transplanted CA employees for that. They moved here because it was much cheaper + instant job. Meanwhile, TX residents complain because of the higher prices and increased traffic and that the CA transplants are "trying to change TX". Well, guess what folks? Change is a fact of life, and if my other Texans bothered to get to know the transplanted folks (from many places now, not just CA), they would find them to be nice people and they might just have their horizons expanded a little. Kindness goes both ways. And I have been to various cities in CA and it's not some hotbed of homelessness and debauchery. I've been treated kindly by every city there. I guess you get treated according to how you believe you'll be treated and how you ACT.

[@jabreck1934]

@@jenniferhamels1176 Yes, and now California isn’t destroying productive farmland the fastest in the country to increase population. Doing so during a food crisis is void of instinctual self-preservation and borderline suicidal….. but Texans seem to like it.

[@dstowe-bf5ik]

Coal burns clean

[@KimberlyCaldwell-xb2if]

Illinois gets very cold winters in the north. I have relatives in southern Illinois and their winters are warm. So maybe it's the thunderstorms as well. Idk I'd like to move back to Illinois.

[@curlyque2717]

A lot of CA and NY are moving to TN. I know of people from CA, AZ and OR personally. You might want to check out KZbinrs Hoag, We in Tennessee and Tennessee Times if you would like to know why some are actually leaving.

[@tinagarcia3571]

LOL! CA. is not collapsing. I know young people aren't use to this but seriously this is far from new. LOL! Us older folks just have to laugh, not at the struggle but the fact you think is is only happening to you in history. Ask your granny. This is cyclical most of us old folks lived with roommates until we married or we lived in sub-standard housing.

[@epongeverte]

Exaggerated.

[@rupturedduck6981]

I'm sorry "bougie" ??

[@milemarker301]

Be aware, bruh, you've got lots of MAGA cult loving to give you opinions in your Comments section. Note that the video itself says it's not the partisan politics that is driving movement. Be skeptical of so many of these negative commentators, who can read stats but don't know context, who can repeat propaganda but have no perspective. Just saying, stay skeptical. [And, just see how many attack this comment.]

[@TheyCallMeMr.Fahrenheit]

Is everyone you disagree with a MAGA? Lol

[@TheyCallMeMr.Fahrenheit]

Your side is no less cult-like, by the way.

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

Cali is such a garbage state. Tts expensive, alot of it is uninhabitable or to dang big. It's also having crime issues, a flood of migrants, homelessness, poverty...etc. None of this would be to bad if it wasn't supposed to be a democrat role model state. And of course there are bad laws and regulations. Crazy high gas prices. Again, alot of is is because of affordability. And it doesn't help that the state crushes the middle class, thus causing them to leave. Leaving only the rich or the poor. San Fransico has always been the liberal mecca of the country. There is so much wealth in that city alone. And yet its failing. This is what happens when you prize money and nothing else. Though if you want to get into actual stats, out of the 50 states, Cali as of this year is rated 40 for affordability, 48 for economy, 49 for education and health, 42 for quality of life and safety.

[@rj-zz8im]

People can make videos about anything to push an opinion. btw-these latest videos you are reacting to are nonsense. lol

[@davidg5453]

One frustrating thing about US decline is the lack of political will to make big changes to address the problems: sure, the country has been in decline for over 50 years but let's not rock the boat.

[@lamstar1]

And now Trump is talking about coming up to Canada to get our water, no thanks, stay in your lane, we’re a sovereign country

[@kevinprzy4539]

makes no sense as America has the great lakes.

[@blakemcelrath54]

You're not a sovereign country you're owned by the British lol know your own history there genius lol

[@jwb52z9]

@@blakemcelrath54 That hasn't been true for centuries.

[@SerFentanylFloyd]

@@jwb52z9Canadas a subject of the crown….a subject

[@JIMBEARRI]

@@jwb52z9 Actually, it was true until the British Parliament in London repealed the British North America Act in 1982, and then passed the Canada Act. Up until that time, the territory north of the US was legally "British North America." The polite fiction known as "Canada", did not "legally" exist under International Law until it was "actually" created by the British Parliament in 1982 with the passage of the Canada Act. Prior to the passage of that Act, any actions taken by the Government in Ottawa could be nullified by an Act of the UK Parliament in London. In effect, "Canada" was still a Colony of the UK, and NOT a sovereign country. So, yes Canada is independent... but only since 1982.

[@bigbk3278]

Yea In 10yrs I’m pretty sure MOST these states still going to be the same..collapse is a strong word

[@Out-Of-Service]

One common thread, almost all liberal states. LOL California at 11 is shocking. What's not to love? The gridlock traffic, earthquakes, wildfires, air pollution, overpriced real estate, overbearing regulations, highest state income taxes, extortionate fuel costs, nearly a third of the country's homeless camped on sidewalks, out of control theft/robbery/shoplifting, corrupt state and local government, etc. It's all worth it, though, because they validate your made-up pronouns, and the weather is always nice. California = RIP Bozo

[@jabreck1934]

Hopefully you live in Florida or Texas😂🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣🤡👍

[@EdnaFlanagan]

TRUMP 2024!

[@ramonalfaro3252]

I move to Texas to manage my friends company, free room & board included. The weather ate ass every single day I was there. The only nice weather I experienced that whole time was a Thanksgiving trip to Cali were it was 82 & Sunny/Low humidity- ON THANKSGIVING!!! That's all it took to convince me to move back! Cheaper to live in other places because they suck!

[@EsmaelGonzales-y7t]

You're absolutely right! I live in San Diego & if I could send u a pic of what the parking looks like RIGHT NOW, you'd go "REALLY "? Plenty of parking! This guy's talking like it's summer year round, with NO PARKING ANYWHERE! It's laughable! As if it's that way year round! This is what we call in Cali & other blue leaning states, "MISINFORMATION"! But, it's fine! We LOVE it when tourists leave our state in early September & leave us to our beautiful beaches, mountains, parks, & to our sanity! The ppl that most put our state down are RIGHT-WINGERS who hate that we respect diversity, DEI, and WOMEN'S RIGHTS! But, ask any REAL Californian and they'll tell you, they'll take Cali over any state! There's a reason it's a HIGH-RENT district! I'm willing to pay it bc IT IS WORTH IT! Our governor makes sure there aren't any crazies running around with guns in their holsters like those red-states with their stupid "open-carry WITHOUT A PERMIT" gun laws! Imagine that! We don't believe in shit like that in most blue states...which trump openly loves! But, falsehoods about California continue and if the state is losing ppl, we love it! My daughter just picked San Diego over Nashville, Tennessee to buy her 1st home & guess why? The racism in that state & other areas made her want to stay home! In some parts of this country the racism is outrageous! The cost of living is low but the comfort level is also low if you're a person of color! NO THANKS! You can have texas, arizona and most of the South! Let us keep Cali to ourselves! Don't believe anything negative u hear about California, bc inspire of some of the problems that bug EVERY state, we still carry on and this state still helps this country's wealth rankings remain high! Keep the faith, brother!

[@tjo3410]

More right-wing bs 🙄

[@gabecollins5585]

Not everything is political unless you make it out to be. 🤦

[@TheyCallMeMr.Fahrenheit]

Elaborate. In what way does this video have to do with _"them there evil right wingers n stuff"_ ? Lol