Staff Reports
Some people just can’t handle losing control—and California’s liberal elites are proving it once again. When wealthy residents pack up and flee the Golden State to escape crushing new taxes, progressives are losing their minds. One leading leftist media figure didn’t hold back, slamming those leaving as selfish and ungrateful. But here’s the truth: California’s radical tax policies are driving its best and brightest out the door, and the rest of the country should watch closely.
For years, California’s progressive warriors have pushed sky-high taxes, especially on the wealthy. Now, the state is doubling down with a new, aggressive wealth tax designed to squeeze every last dime from successful people. The rich are not dumb; they’re voting with their feet, escaping the fiscal nightmare imposed by arrogant politicians who think money grows on trees. The real problem? The left’s sense of entitlement. They act like it’s some great betrayal when hard-working entrepreneurs decide to keep their money somewhere else.
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You see, liberals love to preach about “fair share” and “social justice,” but their definition seems to mean punishing success until no one wants to succeed anymore. These are the same folks who gatekeep opportunity while driving up the cost of living with insane regulations and taxes. When the victims of these policies—mostly business owners and job creators—choose freedom over servitude, the left screams that they “deserve” to be robbed for the good of the state. It’s blatant hypocrisy and a toxic entitlement complex.
Meanwhile, California’s economic decline is accelerating. Jobs are vanishing. Industries are relocating. And cities are drowning in debt and crime. The new wealth tax is just one more nail in the coffin. Instead of fixing their disastrous policies, California’s liberal elites double down on insults and threats, demanding loyalty and cash tributes from people who simply want to survive and thrive. If this sounds like authoritarianism masquerading as progressivism, that’s because it is.
This isn’t just about tax policy; it’s about freedom. When a state punishes success and demands obedience, it drives away the very people who build the economy and keep communities vibrant. California should be a beacon of innovation and opportunity, not a cautionary tale of socialist overreach. The question now: How many more Californians will they drive away before the entire house of cards collapses? And when that day comes, who will they blame besides themselves?
