{"id":1585661,"date":"2022-08-02T20:25:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T00:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1585661"},"modified":"2022-08-02T20:25:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T00:25:22","slug":"red-states-are-booming-while-blue-states-have-yet-to-recover-post-pandemic-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/red-states-are-booming-while-blue-states-have-yet-to-recover-post-pandemic-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Red States Are Booming While Blue States Have Yet To Recover Post-Pandemic. Here\u2019s Why"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fred-states-are-booming-while-blue-states-have-yet-to-recover-post-pandemic-heres-why%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1585661&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ronald-scaled-e1659190847460.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Red states have fared better economically than blue states post-pandemic thanks to an influx of new businesses and growing populations of remote workers from other parts of the country, economists told the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Republican-led states have added 341,000 jobs and grown economically compared to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, while blue states are <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/07\/30\/economists-push-back-biden-economic-talking-points\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">still short<\/a> 1.3 million jobs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/red-states-winning-post-pandemic-economy-migration-11657030536?mod=hp_lead_pos5\">according to<\/a> The Wall Street Journal, citing statistics from the Brookings Institution. Interstate migration inflows have fueled disparities in economic growth and benefited red states because American workers, as well as major American businesses, are attracted to lower costs of living, a welcoming business environment and even certain social policies, economists tell the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here\u2019s the data in graphical form.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, we\u2019ve been recovering most of the jobs lost to COVID lockdowns, etc. The USA is almost back to Feb. 2020 levels. This chart also shows the three most-populous states.<\/p>\n<p>Two have fully recovered and grown, while another lags the USA. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bfb5ULkvER\">pic.twitter.com\/Bfb5ULkvER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Soquel by the Creek (@SoquelCreek) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SoquelCreek\/status\/1552797927797428226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cPeople move with their feet, and lots of folks are attracted to fewer taxes, regulations and government interference in daily life. Those things matter to people,\u201d V<span class=\"gmail-il\">ance<\/span> Ginn, chief economist at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>This process of moving with one\u2019s feet has been reinforced by the increasing prominence of remote work allowing people to decide where to live for \u201cfinancial and lifestyle reasons\u201d rather than being anchored by where their company is headquartered, according to the WSJ.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-css-xbvutc-Paragraph e3t0jlg0\">Red states have also fared better because their lower tax rates appeal to workers, the WSJ reported. The top 10 states for new residents in 2021 averaged a maximum income-tax rate of 3.8%, with four of them charging no income tax at all, according to the WSJ. The 10 states that lost the most residents had an average tax rate of 8.0%.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"gmail-twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Top 10 inbound vs. top 10 outbound US states in 2021: How do they compare on a variety of economic, tax, business climate, and political measures? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CZqJkEzMSN\">https:\/\/t.co\/CZqJkEzMSN<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AEI<\/a> Americans on the move and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VotingWithTheirFeet?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VotingWithTheirFeet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark J. Perry (@Mark_J_Perry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mark_J_Perry\/status\/1476333133775745029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Business owners seeking a more favorable business environment also likely drove migration dynamics, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aei.org\/carpe-diem\/top-10-inbound-vs-top-10-outbound-us-states-in-2021-how-do-they-compare-on-a-variety-of-economic-tax-business-climate-and-political-measures\/\">according to<\/a> the American Enterprise Institute. The averaging ranking in Forbes\u2019 \u201cBest States for Business\u201d index for the 20 states with the most new arrivals last year was eight out of 50, while the average ranking for the top ten states for outbound migrants was 33 out of 50, AEI noted.<\/p>\n<p>Pointing out that that Texas has attracted 256 new corporate headquarters under Gov. Greg Abbott\u2019s leadership, a spokesperson for the governor told the DCNF that \u201cbusinesses are relocating to and investing in the Lone Star State at a record pace because we\u2019ve built a framework that allows free enterprise to flourish and hardworking Texans to prosper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finally, COVID-related restrictions and particularly school closures have also encouraged many people to leave blue states, according to the WSJ. In-person educators in Florida received inquiries and higher demand for enrollments from parents \u201cunhappy that their children\u2019s schools in other states had moved to remote learning,\u201d the WSJ reported, and pandemic-era movers typically flocked to places with fewer restrictions, <a class=\"css-1h1us5y-StyledLink exk4ewm0\" href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3808326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferer noreferrer\" data-type=\"link\">according to a study<\/a> conducted by Vanderbilt University and the Georgia Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlue states have forced job creators and their own citizens to flee to red states because of lockdowns, high taxes, high crime caused by \u2018no bail,\u2019 among many other bad policies,\u201d Alfredo Ortiz, president of the Job Creators Network told the DCNF.<\/p>\n<p>In the twelve months between February 2021 and February 2022, 46 million people moved to a different zip code, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/07\/05\/red-states-recovered-faster-from-covid-pandemic-than-blue-states-report\/\">according to<\/a> the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>The top three states for new arrivals were Florida, Texas and North Carolina, each of which voted for Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2020, while the top three states for emigrants were California, New York, and Illinois, each of which have a Democratic-majority legislature and Democratic governors, the New York Post added. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/07\/08\/desantis-boom-florida-budget-record\/\">(RELATED: The DeSantis Boom: Florida Economy Soars As State Records Highest Budget Surplus Ever)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRepublican governors have put in the work, cutting taxes, putting money directly back into their residents\u2019 pockets, and using innovative, pro-growth policies to keep their states\u2019 economies booming,\u201d a spokesperson for the Republican Governors\u2019 Association told the DCNF.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Governors\u2019 Association did not respond to the DCNF\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Red states have fared better economically than blue states post-pandemic thanks to an influx of new businesses and growing populations of remote workers from other parts of the country, economists<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":979,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1585661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1585661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/979"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1585661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1585661\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1585661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1585661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1585661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}