Opinion: ‘Freedom’ isn’t the right word to describe the state of things in California
SACRAMENTO – It’s hard to understand the rationale for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Independence Day political ad in Florida, which urged Floridians to “join us in California where we still believe in freedom.” OK, there’s a political rationale given that Newsom might actually be planning to run for president, but the video ad is inexplicable.
I still cringe at the childish battle between former Gov. Jerry Brown and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry after Perry ran ads in California urging businesses to relocate. Brown said Perry’s ad campaign wasn’t serious: “It was barely a fart.” That’s silly stuff, but Perry’s ads made logical sense given that California’s regulatory climate has long been a boon for Austin and Dallas.
Our tax rates are so high that Californians mainly are free to work longer hours to pay for a modicum of mostly shoddy services. Keeping the money one earns is in some ways the ultimate freedom issue. Is Newsom unaware that our population is declining – as people flee our sunny clime and magnificent scenery for Godforsaken places such as Nevada and Oklahoma?
Whenever some think tank or trade group produces a study comparing states – on tax rates, licensing rules, regulatory hurdles, quality of public services or housing fees – I always save myself time by immediately scanning the bottom of the list. The only question is whether California will fare better than Illinois, New York or New Jersey.
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