Red states on the rise

Betsy McCaughy:
What do Stockton, Calif., and Detroit, Mich., tell us about the future of American politics? These two cities, which have both petitioned for bankruptcy, are grim illustrations of how big-government policies are dooming part of the nation. And they are living proof of the policies Republicans should not embrace.

Red states are rising. But blue states, shackled withexorbitant union demands and pension obligations, high taxes and anti-fossil-fuel policies, are sinking.Americans are fleeing these Democratic bastions, uprooting their families and resettling in areas with economic opportunity.

That mass migration means ever more power for the GOP, which already controls 30 state governorships. As more people move, the GOP will dominate Congress and the electoral college. The biggest mistake the GOP could make now would be to abandon its current policies in the wake of recent electoral losses.

Folks are voting with their feet to live in areas that are low-tax, pro-business and allow job-producing fossil-fuel production.The Census shows that from 2000 to 2010,Americans fled Democratic-controlled East Coast, West Coast and Great Lakes states.

The population shift continues, and the biggest population losers are New York, California and Illinois.The eight states where the most Americans are choosing to relocate are Florida, Texas, Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina and Tennessee. All have GOP governors.

Chief Executive magazine gave every one of these states a high grade for business-friendly policies and labeled Massachusetts, Illinois, New York and California the states with the worst business policies.
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Democrats are desperately trying to convince Republicans to change to their blue state philosophy, but to do so would invite the same disaster.  Obama is trying to convert the US government into Detroit and Stockton.  Resistance to these bad policies is important to our survival as a nation.

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