You know them as Your Survival Guy's Escape States. These are states like California, Illinois, and New York, where income earners are treated like piggy banks to be withdrawn from in order to fund politicians' ideological spending ideas. Residents aren't treated like customers to be served by government, they're expected to serve government through punitive taxation. Young people have figured this out. The Wall Street Journal's editorial board reports that wealthy young Americans are fleeing high tax states, creating brain drain and heading to states where their dollars are respected. The … [Read more...]

The New England Patriots have a problem, and it's not the roster or the new coaching staff. It's "Taxachusetts." On a recent episode of the Pat McAfee Show, where Bill Belichick has joined as a contributor, the former Patriots coach explained how difficult it is for the Patriots to win top talent since Massachusetts imposed a millionaires surtax on their earnings. The Wall Street Journal's editorial staff report on the exchange: For the latest evidence that state tax policy influences taxpayer decisions, take a look at the National Football League. On Monday former New England Patriots coach … [Read more...]

You don't elect politicians to allow them to take your money and use it on their priorities. You elect politicians to efficiently achieve the goals of constituents with as little taxation as possible. Some states get it, some don't. At National Review, Chris Edwards gives you an update on how states did in 2024's legislative season in regard to taxation. He writes: Republican-led states have focused on cutting individual- and corporate-income taxes, which is the best way to spur investment and job creation. According to the upcoming Cato Institute Governors’ Report Card, between 2021 and … [Read more...]

During Covid, lots of families moved to "greener pastures." Speculators went with them to take advantage of rising home prices in places Americans wanted to be, like the Free State of Florida. Now, those speculators who were the last in are the first out, and housing prices in some of America's most desirable Sun Belt cities are falling. Jennifer Sor reports for Markets Insider, writing: Homebuyers are finally starting to see the housing market shift in their favor, with home prices being slashed at the fastest pace in two years, according to Realtor.com. The share of available listings … [Read more...]

You can tell a lot about states based on its real estate market. Are people moving in or out? Are prices rising or falling? How are the schools? Is this someplace families want to raise their children? These are all questions that have answers that point to more complicated underlying trends. Your Survival Guy has created the Super States ranking to show you where state governments are looking out for constituents and where they are only looking out for their own political interests. During the last four years, a wave of Americans have made the decision to move away from the big blue blob … [Read more...]

How do you build a Super State? The most important step is to make the needs of Main Street businesses and citizens your top priority. Ronald Reagan did that when he was governor of California and created what may have been America's greatest success story. But what happened? Now, people are leaving California in droves. Radical progressives have taken over the state's government and put it on a downward spiraling trajectory that leaves middle-class Americans behind. It's the destruction of a Super State in front of America's eyes. The latest effort by California's government to destroy … [Read more...]