Originally Posted by
majorpilot
The truth is there is no “one” reason-CA is like a separate country, it’s too complex and massive for simplistic explanations — as much as we humans tend to favor them. Plenty of people I know who’re turning places like TX, ID and MT “purple” still own homes and have ties in CA that they have no intent on severing. But the ones who state a political reason get a lot of recognition — we shall see how this works out in the long term.
It's largely economic... high COL and high taxes. Some of it is safety & security. Many younger folks just can't afford a home and family... if you can't live near the water, might as well keep going east until you're over the state line. I probably wouldn't stay if I had to live out of sight of the ocean.
Some of it is school system... people don't want their kids indoctrinated with every whackjob ideology that comes out of left field.
Some do leave for politics, my comfortably retired, born and raised in SOCAL aunt did a couple years ago, it was 100% politics. My uncle did not want to go, but happy wife, happy life.