"Mid-size cities are also growing, but meanwhile large cities are bleeding residents at a rapid pace. Areas with 250,000 to one million people saw a net in-migration of 266,448 people last year, while areas with one million to four million people recorded only a modest gain. Areas with more than four million people were the big losers, shedding almost 600,000 people last year, according to Lombard's research using US Census Bureau data. These days there is such a hunger for a high quality of life, and most of the core urban areas in our blue states do not have that to offer at this point." - Michael Snyder
The absurd conclusions continue. People do not relocate to Florida because of a high quality of life. These decisions are largely economic in nature. The shedding of populations from large cities is directly chargeable to COVID and the new emerging economy. If you once lived in NYC for example but experienced downtime in working during the pandemic, there was literally no way you could have stayed. You would have had to move but not for "quality of life." I might add that the capitalist society will not have to adjust to the emerging economy. Employers do not need as large a footprint in rented space as they did prior to COVID. Please do not lose sight that the narrative being sold by Snyder is a NAR fanciful dream. Do not be surprised of we start seeing some of these redder stats start shifting back to purple and blue. That is just the nature of politics.
"Sean Hannity is one of those that has migrated to a red state from a large city in a blue state, and he sounds absolutely thrilled to have made the move. Sean Hannity, the prominent Fox News personality, has made the decision to sell his expansive Long Island property for $13.75 million"mere months after revealing his relocation plans from New York to Florida. In a notable shift, Hannity disclosed earlier this year that he would be broadcasting his renowned radio show, "The Sean Hannity Show," as well as his television program, "Hannity," from studios in West Palm Beach. "We are now beginning our first broadcast from my new home, and that is in the free state of Florida," Hannity announced on his iHeartRadio show. "I am out. I am done. I'm finished." Good for him." - Michael Snyder
The fact that the most faux conservative political commentator is now leaving NY means absolutely nothing. It fits his image. The new economy and the fact that Hannity calls his own shots, means he can broadcast his shows from wherever he wants and he chose Palm Beach over Long Island. I am sure that taxes played a role in his decision and he cited the wildly crazy and unpopular Governor of Florida. What does any of this have to do with the narrative Snyder is pimping? Absolutely nothing. Talk to me in five years and let's see what the new economy bears out.
"But there is no place that is perfect, and the truth is that our country as a whole is very rapidly heading in the wrong direction. So the reality of the matter is that ultimately there will be no hiding from our growing national problems. If we do not find a way to turn things around, our red states will eventually become just like our blue states. Unfortunately, the clock is ticking and time is quickly slipping away." - Michael Snyder
Ah, great to conclude on the general rallying cry of the Republican Party and thus the NAR dominionist church. Everything is going to hell so you must vote for the most ethically challenged presidential candidate in history. Whatever. The bottom line here is that Michael Snyder is exposed as yet again just being a political shill disguised as a Christian operative. He is not. He wants to convince you that everyone in states that vote blue are godless heathens promoting violence, crime and poor quality of life while everyone in states that vote red are salt of the earth saved Evangelicals you can sing Kumbaya with. To support this, Snyder looks at migration patterns from states to states using statistics from the COVID years, without factoring that into the equation at all. The primary drivers as always are economic, period. Is it cheaper to live in most red states? Sure, but so are the wages and once you establish yourself at a salary it is very difficult to drastically move up. Moving from Florida to New York for example does not mean your New York job offers will suddenly be 30K higher because of cost of living. This is why people generally do not move from red to blue states. Not because of some vague, "quality of life." Do not fall for the narrative from pseudo-Christian political operatives like Snyder and the political masters he bows down to.
Reverend Anthony Wade - May 11, 2024
