Pauls' Revere
12-29-2018, 11:23 AM
Not sure if I'd call it an exodus but possible that some states may lose some representation
https://www.wsj.com/articles/high-tax-state-exodus-11546037709
These population shifts mean that several states including New York, Illinois and Minnesota are likely to lose House seats after the 2020 reapportionment. States that have been rapidly adding population like Arizona, Florida and Texas are likely to increase their representation. It’d be nice to think this would finally prompt Democratic politicians to rethink their anti-growth policies. But with state political cultures dominated by public unions and welfare spending, they probably require a much deeper crisis to face reality.
America as a whole can thank the Founders for creating a federalist system that allows the economic and political safety valve of interstate policy competition.
Not sure why you need a federalist system to create interstate policy competition?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/high-tax-state-exodus-11546037709
These population shifts mean that several states including New York, Illinois and Minnesota are likely to lose House seats after the 2020 reapportionment. States that have been rapidly adding population like Arizona, Florida and Texas are likely to increase their representation. It’d be nice to think this would finally prompt Democratic politicians to rethink their anti-growth policies. But with state political cultures dominated by public unions and welfare spending, they probably require a much deeper crisis to face reality.
America as a whole can thank the Founders for creating a federalist system that allows the economic and political safety valve of interstate policy competition.
Not sure why you need a federalist system to create interstate policy competition?