What Can We Learn From The 2010 Census

New figures out yesterday show a strong population shift to what are often referred to as Republican strongholds. For example, Texas is picking up four seats, and Florida is gaining two. Meanwhile, liberal Democratic states such as New York, New Jersey, Ohio and California are losing population, and in most cases, losing congressional seats.

So much for what we already see and know. But if you have followed this blog very long, you know I tend to dig deeper than the surface. In order to learn from events, we must find out not only what happened, but why.

It is said, correctly, that people vote with their feet - and in some cases without even knowing it. People are leaving the heavily Democratic states because those states tend to have high taxes, waste a lot of money on non-essential services and, in doing so, have killed off jobs. And people need jobs.

Meanwhile, Republican strongholds tend to have low, or no taxes, and far fewer regulations. They waste less money, and jobs are on the rise because of it.

So, if you look more deeply than the surface you will note that people go where they can prosper and are treated well. And they are leaving Democratic states and flooding into Republican states. This indicates that Republican ideals of low taxes and less government interference results in more opportunities and growth. If that were not the case then millions of people would not be relocating.

I can recall a time when the Democrat Party was not so entrenched in pushing for expansion of government and debilitating taxes. They actually were on the side of the "average folks". And that is why states like New York, New Jersey and California became Democrat bastions with growing populations. But over the last half century the Democrat party - at least in the political arena (not necessarily the regular folks) - has been taken over by "progressives" - liberals whose agenda is not pro-American. They prefer that government be in control of every aspect of our lives. They believe in redistribution of wealth from those who earn it to those who do not. And that is exactly what kills opportunity and growth.

And that is precisely why we see an Exodus from the rust belt to the sun belt, from the governmental failures of liberalism to the governmental successes of conservatism.

It is regrettable if this offends liberals - but when someone craps in their own nest they have no right to complain about the smell, or wail that no one wants to come visit.

I'm just sayin'...

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