Blue states were hurt by Trump/GOP tax bill but that may have unintended consequences for GOP.

[allgood33]

I have been saying for sometime that the wealthy folks on the left should take up more residences in red states and turn those states purple-blue. It looks as though there is a flight of blue-staters to red states because of the tax benefits of no state and local taxes. That certainly does hurt the blue states and their social safety networks and educational resources BUT people do not have to actually live in red states all year. At my condo over half the residents go to FL for the winter and stay in Maryland for most of the rest of the year.

My relatives who live in FL, MS, and LA are constantly plauged by environmental changes as are the people who live in some parts of Cali. State and local taxes pay for services that one must pay for al carte in many red states or do without the service.

A lot of the movement out of blue states will help make more purple and blue states. Wait for it!

[customerserviceguy]

1. I would break it down finer that that

I have yet to be informed of a Congressional District that flipped from red to blue that did not involve a substantial portion of the population within being suburbanites. I suspect that the folks living in rural areas that are comparatively lightly taxed by their state and local governments fall pretty much within the $10K limit, while the urban folks were already on our side for the most part.

As evidence that the tax bill did not hurt the GOP at the state level is the fact that the GOP gained two seats in the Senate. Of course, we will have a lot more Republicon seats up for election next year, so we'll see if the anger at Trump and the GOP is still sustained, or if it has morphed into support for GOP candidates at the state level who call for less spending and less taxes.

Indeed, my neighborhood is comprised primarily of folks who moved from up north, as we did. It will be interesting to see if they brought their beliefs about politics with them. But, this last election, the GOP'er won re-election in my district, while the district to the south of me (containing Charleston and its suburbs) flipped.

[beachbum bob]

2. the south will have significant impacts by climate change, loss of immigrants, and other

GOP impacted policies. The migration of northerners won't hurt but it is noway a driving force. Reality sooner or later breaks through to many