The Beltway Migration
North Korea and South Korea. East Berlin and West Berlin. Virginia and Maryland?
OK, so the scope of the contrast isn't quite as great, but the point remains that a controlled experiment with economic policy is currently playing out around our nation's capital and -- unsurprisingly -- freedom is winning. From Betsi Fores in the Daily Caller:
A recent report by the conservative tax group Change Maryland shows that wealthy people in the state are following their money and moving out of the state due to high taxes.
The group’s research shows that Maryland experienced the largest mass exodus of Marylanders between the years 2007 and 2010, with over 31,000 residence leaving the state.
“Virginia is now home to 11,455 former Marylanders, taking $390 million from the tax rolls during this three-year period,” the group said in a statement.
The Old Line State raised taxes and fees 24 times since 2007, taking $2.4 billion out of the economy, according to Change Maryland.
And remember, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley seems to be laying the predicate for a 2016 presidential run in the midst of all this. I wonder if he'd carry Virginia.
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Jan '11
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People have been screaming about Denise Rich and that Facebook co-creator (I don't care enough about him to bother googling him) leaving the country because of taxes. It's your sacred duty to pay your taxes, isn't it? Haven't we been told told that, hey, come on, we have to step up to the plate?
Most of us can't afford to move to another country, but we can move to another state. This suggests that there's a whole lot of people who very well might leave the country if they could afford the move.
I'm telling you ... some nearby country would welcome a whole bunch of Americans ... all they need to do is keep the taxes low, speak English, and adopt American football instead of soccer (or at least show it on TV). If Australia was only closer ...
Please, democrats, please let Martin O'Malley run in 2016. It would get him out of Maryland.
Mar '11
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Montgomery County Democrats looking for a new jurisdiction to despoil. Just what we need here in Virginia. Many of these folks aren't aware that voting Democratic and high taxes are somehow related. They'll keep voting Democratic in Virginia until, to their puzzlement, Virginia taxes begin to rise to Maryland levels. Didn't this sort of thing happen out west with tax refugees from California?
May '10
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I'm moving to that area in the next few months once my husband's new job starts. He'll be working near Laurel. Any areas to avoid?
Mar '11
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Yes.... Laurel. I grew up there and move to the Annapolis region, however this area too has been suffering from the increasing congestion issue as well. You can contact me on the peer to peer rico mail if you want further info. I assume he is going to work for either APL or NSA (No Such Agency)?
Dec '11
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Every time I cross under the big bird that is over 495, I sigh a little bit with happiness.
Nov '10
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There's a huge difference between moving to another state and renouncing your citizenship. That Facebook guy is no better than those Hollywood idiots who claim they're going to move to Canada whenever a Republican wins an election.