[RiskReturn]

Recently moved to TX. Planning on moving back to NYC by end of year.

Wouldn't be surprised if the ideological roadmap the far-right gov't has in mind erases any economic gains made in the past few years.

[cttransplant85]

Not according to the trends of the past 25 years. People are fleeing CT for the freedom and growth of red states in the south. CT is a great place to live but the expense coupled with all the bureaucracy has made it less desirable. I can live a CT lifestyle in suburban North Carolina for half the price.

[WestRiverTraveler]

Originally Posted by cttransplant85

Not according to the trends of the past 25 years. People are fleeing CT for the freedom and growth of red states in the south. CT is a great place to live but the expense coupled with all the bureaucracy has made it less desirable. I can live a CT lifestyle in suburban North Carolina for half the price.

Did you even read the OP? Nobody disputes the trend (though I would dispute your claim about why it's less expensive.)

The real question if Red States have abortion bans (and other Christo-Fascist policies,) will progressives trend back to CT and other blue states? Will it prevent people from relocating who might have otherwise gone when the didn't have the rights in jeopardy?

[Hiruko]

Even as a decidedly pro-choice voter, I think that people are very naive if they think that vast numbers of people are going to pick up roots and move because of their state's abortion policies. That did not occur before Roe and there is no reason to think that it will happen after. Will there be short or medium-term controversy over it especially with regard to corporate relocations—maybe? But, there are not enough women and families obtaining abortions to make this an extremely important issue for most people.

During the patchwork era of same-sex marriage laws, there were not thousands upon thousands of same-sex couples relocating to find legal recognition of their marriage. Even today, with a state-by-state patchwork of LGBT protections, I have never heard of someone relocating to a particular state because of the laws on their books.

[SteveM85]

Originally Posted by RiskReturn

Planning on moving back to NYC by end of year.

I'm not sure that's a good idea. Swim at your own risk

Originally Posted by Hiruko

I have never heard of someone relocating to a particular state because of the laws on their books.

Maybe not laws on the book but they're absolutely relocating based on ideological principles. No question. I'm not sure about northern migrations. The numbers just aren't there. Not with any significance. Roe or no Roe. Climate or no climate. Housing starts down south prove that point. Covid henchmen and woke mobs have driven hordes to migrate south. As time goes on more and more will seek their own sanctuary state, whatever direction works for them.

[WILWRadio]

Originally Posted by SteveM85

That's media fearmongering. No one will ban intersate travel.

It was tried in KY while I was living there but thankfully it ultimately was overturned by the state government. The Governor overstepped his authority on this one.

https://www.courier-journal.com/stor...rt/3081857001/

But it is not far fetched to believe that there may be other state's governors that will try this again if more lockdowns due to Covid or some other malady ensue. Fauci seems to have hinted at that in recent weeks.

[SteveM85]

Originally Posted by WILWRadio

It was tried in KY while I was living there but thankfully it ultimately was overturned by the state government. The Governor overstepped his authority on this one.

https://www.courier-journal.com/stor...rt/3081857001/

But it is not far fetched to believe that there may be other state's governors that will try this again if more lockdowns due to Covid or some other malady ensue. Fauci seems to have hinted at that in recent weeks.

Pandemics aside, no one and I mean no one will be able to ban intersate travel.
Fauci just needs to go away already, seriously. Write some books, pitch a movie, and be done with it.

[WILWRadio]

Originally Posted by SteveM85

Pandemics aside, no one and I mean no one will be able to ban intersate travel.
Fauci just needs to go away already, seriously. Write some books, pitch a movie, and be done with it.

Correction on my part. I believe a Federal Court in KY overturned the edict to shut down the interstates for most travelers.

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by Hiruko

Even as a decidedly pro-choice voter, I think that people are very naive if they think that vast numbers of people are going to pick up roots and move because of their state's abortion policies. That did not occur before Roe and there is no reason to think that it will happen after. Will there be short or medium-term controversy over it especially with regard to corporate relocations—maybe? But, there are not enough women and families obtaining abortions to make this an extremely important issue for most people.

During the patchwork era of same-sex marriage laws, there were not thousands upon thousands of same-sex couples relocating to find legal recognition of their marriage. Even today, with a state-by-state patchwork of LGBT protections, I have never heard of someone relocating to a particular state because of the laws on their books.

Agree 100%.

[Stylo]

Originally Posted by SteveM85

I'm not sure that's a good idea. Swim at your own risk

Username checks out.