If you’re a New Yorker and in the past the phrase “I Love New York” would melt from your mouth like soft cream cheese from an everything bagel at Barney Greengrass, what does it mean when even you are wondering if it’s safe to stick around? NBC New York reports that 60% of New Yorker voters think their family would be better off if they left the city. It was even more among parents. NBC writes: Almost 60% of New York City registered voters agree with the idea that their family would have a better future if they left the city permanently, according to a new poll published Wednesday. The … [Read more...]
Mississippi Keeps Pace in Tax Cut Race
You know that the states in America’s growth corridors are focused on what they can do to help citizens raise their standard of living and prosper in business and retirement. Mississippi’s legislature has taken the next step in making their state a better place for constituents by sending a bill to Governor Tate Reeves that would lower the state’s income taxation rates. The Wall Street Journal’s editors write: State legislative leaders agreed Saturday to an income-tax cut that will give Mississippi the nation’s fifth-lowest top rate (for states with an income tax). The plan would reduce the … [Read more...]
Remote Workers’ Success Unmasks America’s Blue City Weakness
For decades America's big blue blob cities attracted droves of highly educated workers in the most advanced fields, but as soon as they had the opportunity to escape, employees headed for greener pastures. Christopher Mims explains in The Wall Street Journal that remote work is here to stay, and that employees are finding new homes in American cities far from the coasts. He writes: Silicon Valley, make way for Silicon U.S.A. In a feedback loop that could transform the economic geography of the U.S., millions of Americans are moving, and companies are following them—tech companies in … [Read more...]
Housing Crush from City Escapees Hurts Service Industry
You know that Americans are escaping the cities. Many are fleeing to their vacation homes or favorite resort towns. Where the local economy is all about the service industry whether it’s skiing in North Conway, sailing in Newport, or vacationing in Key West, it’s the lift attendants, waiters, and cooks who stir the drink. Those workers can't find housing among all the competition from new arrivals. Take a look at the rental vacancy rate of 0.7% in North Conway, NH for example, and see how resorts are running (to be kind) at an 80% staffing rate because employees can't find anywhere to live … [Read more...]
Your Survival Guy’s Super States on $1 a Day?
You want to see Your Survival Guy’s Super States on a buck a day? In my conversation with you yesterday, you said, “Hang on Survival Guy, we just arrived at the RV manufacturing plant in Iowa.” There’s a brief pause, I’m put on speaker, and I hear my client say “OK hon, you can drive. I have him on speaker.” Not knowing their travel plans just yet but knowing they would be available at this specific time, I was curious. “What’s up? Where are you guys?” I asked. “We just picked up an RV,” they said. “We flew into Minneapolis last night, we’re in Iowa now, and just left the lot. For a dollar … [Read more...]
They Dream of Power. You Dream of Freedom.
So masks are off in Newport, RI, but my son’s school is still hanging on to the dream of requiring masks in the classroom. Other schools around the country are also holding on to the dream of power over kids. Even though we’re told the “science has changed,” that’s what this whole thing has been about from the beginning. Power. And then you see the Hollywood stars at the Super Bowl maskless and carefree. The image of a mustachioed Matt Damon is hard to get out of my head. This is the guy who’s pushing cryptocurrencies on TV. If that isn’t a barometer reading for peak crypto, what is? … [Read more...]
TRUST THE SCIENCE: The Problem Is ANTIFA
If you were paying attention at all in 2020, you noticed quickly that every time ANTIFA goons showed up to a so-called "protest," it turned into a riot or looting bonanza. Well, if you felt that way, you weren't wrong. Science now agrees, when ANTIFA is involved, violence most often follows. Hannah Nightingale reports on a study published in the Washington Post showing the association of an ANTIFA presence and violence breaking out at protests. She writes in the Post Millennial: "For most people antifa is a mystery wrapped in an enigma wearing a black mask," wrote sociologist Stanislav … [Read more...]
While Biden Bungles Tax Policy, Super States Take the Lead
The tax reform signed in 2017 by President Trump led America to a pre-COVID economic boom that proved just how strong the policies of freedom are. Now, as the world says good riddance to COVID, Biden wants to reverse Trump-era tax policies and bring the country back to the bad old days. Thankfully, America's state governments, where they are run by pro-freedom politicians, are taking the lead on tax policy to benefit their residents. Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, writes in The Wall Street Journal: Congressional Democrats are debating which taxes to increase, while … [Read more...]
When Do the Kids Get to Learn Math and Science in School?
There are only so many moments in a day, and if every one of them becomes a "teachable moment" about the values of diversity and equity, how many moments are left for kids to learn math, science, English, and history? Parents have slowly come to the realization that their children are being taught a lot more than "readin', writin', and 'rithmatic,' in school these days, that is, when they're not simply trying to breathe through their mandated suffocation devices. You may have heard that private schools stayed open through COVID. But there isn’t a more woke establishment in education than … [Read more...]
Great Escape States: New York
Look, Your Survival Guy has clients who live in New York and will always have a presence there, but at what point does it become too much of a burden? I spend plenty of time in Newport, RI, and always will, but I do so with the peace of mind of being able to escape to my #1 Super State, New Hampshire. I believe the trend that began with the political virus Covid set the stage for the megatrend of New Yorkers looking for their island of freedom in the red states. If you live in the city, where will you go to find a similar lifestyle? Miami, Palm Beach, Boca Raton, and Vero check a lot of … [Read more...]
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