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Someone in California that mows his own lawn? I don't believe it.

Dan8267 says

wouldn't Murdoch want to portray the rich as the ones leaving?

WSJ wants to say everyone's leaving, and that everything about California is bad. William Randolph Hearst railed against the income tax on the rich, and lost. Rupert Murdoch learned from that lesson, and so the WSJ says California is bad for the middle class. The problem is, in their zeal, they become hasty and sloppy; there are legitimate criticisms of California, but some of those would anger WSJ constituents (e.g. landlords) so WSJ marionettes make up stuff to mislead the rubes without offending TPTB.

Dan8267 says

Someone in California that mows his own lawn? I don't believe it.

CA's RE bubble happened only within the last generation or two. A lifelong SF resident recently wrote a letter to a local paper about how his neighborhood had changed so much in his lifetime that he would never be able to afford it now, and when he cleans up his own front steps the new neighbors assume he's a hired servant.

Jimbo in SF says

remaining limited workers

Adding to this: if even a smallish % of the lower / middle class leave, doesn't this mean there will be full employment for those who remain and want a job.

So wouldn't this be a win-win:
- less $$ spent on welfare / health
- full employment for those that remain
- Increased wages for the service sector as there are 'more jobs than people'

If you live in California and you think it "sucks" then you obviously don't know how to live.

I thought WA state had no state income taxes? But I think they have speeding cameras all over the state to drum up revenue?