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2023-11-07 -Land of the Free

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Why people are leaving California for Arkansas

[FoxNews] Moving to Arkansas isn't just a pocketbook decision – it’s about quality of life as well

Ask people why they’re leaving blue states like California, and they’ll give you a lot of answers: more freedom, a lower cost of living, a more family-friendly quality of life.

But a lot of them are just tired. Tired of the lockdowns, tired of the crime, tired of the preening politicians who won’t do anything to address the real issues they’re facing.

As governor of Arkansas, I’ve had my chance to ask that question a lot of times. That’s because our state has received a steady influx of new residents for years. Today, there are thousands of California refugees – and thousands more from other states – in our state.

This year alone, about 32,000 new people moved to Arkansas, about 10% of them from California. Arkansas is now one of the top five states for inbound migration. And the flow isn’t slowing down anytime soon.

That’s because my administration is focused on the reforms that will make Arkansas the best state in the country to live, work and raise a family.

Just in my first few months in office, we passed the boldest education reforms in the country, including universal school choice, cut taxes not once, but twice, and are making historic investments in outdoor recreation. We’re cracking down on crime, getting woke nonsense out of our schools, and keeping kids safe online.

I think these changes will be the icing on the cake for those who are already looking at how good we have it in Arkansas. Take our cost of living, for example. It’s nearly 40% cheaper to live in Little Rock than in Los Angeles. Housing is about 60% less expensive; health care is 15% cheaper.

We’re able to slash taxes so heavily because our economy is booming, creating billion-dollar surpluses. As taxes continue to fall, our economy will continue to rise – the opposite of the Left Coast’s downward spiral.

But moving to Arkansas isn’t just a pocketbook decision – it’s about quality of life as well.

Arkansas is also the land of opportunity, where Sam Walton grew a little five-and-dime store into the most successful business on the face of the earth.

Arkansas is my home, and we’d love to welcome you here too, as a tourist, as an investor, and even as our newest neighbor. Come and see what we have to offer. I promise you won’t regret it.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-11-07 09:20|| || Front Page|| [10325 views ] Top

#1 Video shows the moment cops rescue five-year-old girl from inside tiny, secret closet in Arkansas home

Posted by Skidmark 2023-11-07 09:21|| 2023-11-07 09:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Because cancers metastase?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-11-07 10:04|| 2023-11-07 10:04|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm not so sure, Grom. The people who are leaving are tired of insane housing prices, crowds, smog, crumbling infrastructure and the creepy tyrant in the governor's mansion. I would wager that most of them don't think much about politics. They just want to buy some property and walk down the street without having to step over the drug addicts who are passed out on the sidewalk.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-11-07 10:54|| 2023-11-07 10:54|| Front Page Top

#4 Oh, I forgot taxes. I'm lucky we bought our house back in the early 1990s and, thanks to Proposition 13, our property tax isn't based on the current assessed valuation. But I know people who are paying way more in property taxes than I ever paid for the mortgage. If I had to buy my house today I could not do it. I don't know who has that kind of money.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-11-07 10:57|| 2023-11-07 10:57|| Front Page Top

#5 ^Yea, well, lets see the stats for the next elections from Arkansas

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-11-07 11:04|| 2023-11-07 11:04|| Front Page Top

#6 If I had to buy my house today, I might be headed for Arkansas myself. Hell, if Mrs. Uluque wasn't so hung up on this place, I'd have been gone a long time ago.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-11-07 12:12|| 2023-11-07 12:12|| Front Page Top

#7 liberals are fundamentally different from conservatives. The reasons they are leaving for are not seen as their fault. They see "injustice and inequality" in any concept to right of left, even moderate. So they, by nature, can not ditch their politics and beliefs, hence they will metastasize if enough of them congregate. Furtethermore, as West Coasters, they will have no concept of Southern identity and a hard time uderstanding those things which exemplify Southern ness. They will just see it as being unfamiliar, uncomfortable and wrong.

Posted by jefe101 2023-11-07 12:18|| 2023-11-07 12:18|| Front Page Top

#8 #7 Hear, hear. A leopard doesn't lose its spots.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-11-07 12:29|| 2023-11-07 12:29|| Front Page Top

#9 A perfect example are the anti Israel protests labels pro Palestinian. The non religious liberal raging out there because it feels good thinks they are all brothers in the fight. They think chants don’t have real world meaning. They have ZERO understanding that for the Muslim’s it is a religious war and it is zero sum. You don’t see large numbers of counter protesters because Conservatives are different.

Posted by Jefe101 2023-11-07 12:48|| 2023-11-07 12:48|| Front Page Top

#10 ^ Coexist sticker buyers

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-11-07 12:51|| 2023-11-07 12:51|| Front Page Top

#11 "Cash-strapped California has proposed to set electricity rates based on one's income, not one's consumption.

What could go wrong?"

"The proposed fixed-rate bill fundamentally operates on an income-based charging model, where the more one earns, the higher the flat-rate electricity charges. This scheme would impose fixed monthly charges based on your income before a single kilowatt-hour is used."

"The danger here is that California is more likely than ever to see electricity shortages, given that the cost incentive to use less will be gone with this new proposed policy. People will just leave the power on, given that there is no difference in the rate for doing so."

Another Hugo Chavez-style idea on electricity rates from California's one-party regime

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-11-07 12:53|| 2023-11-07 12:53|| Front Page Top

#12 Can you say "market distortion," boys and girls?

I knew ya could...

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-11-07 13:22|| 2023-11-07 13:22|| Front Page Top

#13 Generally I don't care for female politicians, but I am certainly willing to make an exception for her!

Posted by Tom 2023-11-07 15:52|| 2023-11-07 15:52|| Front Page Top

#14 Leaving California for Arkansas...
because there's a steep learning curve elsewhere?

Posted by ed in texas 2023-11-07 15:58|| 2023-11-07 15:58|| Front Page Top

#15 CA? Let's check in on my hometown news..what's this? Some cholo killed his grandma, cut off her head then ran around town with his "trophy"? Standard for wine country these days. But then, Santa Rosa also gave us Deep Throat (Watergate, not the movie), Jussie Smolette and the Zodiac killer. Fun li'l town. So yeah, folks leaving CA are doing it right.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2023-11-07 16:28|| 2023-11-07 16:28|| Front Page Top

#16 I left California for Texas. Tired of the madness

Posted by ruprecht 2023-11-07 21:13|| 2023-11-07 21:13|| Front Page Top

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