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Refugees From Blue States, Part I

They say New York and California
are going through an exodus,
fleeing jobs, increasing taxes,
they loose more and more people's trust.
And given what a mess they are,
I can't blame those who want to escape,
but there are things you should leave behind
if you're fleeing from a blue state.

For example: The bad idea
that the government must take care
of every soul who claims they're poor,
and are living in despair.
While there are a deserving few,
they're outnumbered by the jerks
who think they can get free money
without having to do real work.
And when you hand the money
it just attracts more and more,
then the politicians pander
to behavior we should deplore.
And those who still bother to work
see bigger chunks of paycheck drained,
then someone calls them all 'racist'
when they point out it's all insane,
until the state is filled with souls
that have never learned to fish,
and the workers either join them
or say,”Goodbye, I'm done with this!”
Many mouths left unproductive,
society will denigrate,
so leave this bad idea behind
when you're leaving that blue state.

Then there is the quite strange notion
that it's good to pay a high tax
in exchange for state services,
but this ignores the cold, hard facts.
The state rarely does anything
better than private business can,
bureaucracy drives up the price,
and the paperwork breaks a man.
Would we really want to deal with
a trip to the DMV
every time we have to go out
and buy the family some groceries?
Plus when you tax a person high
you end up with less business,
take too much profit, the owner's shrug,
say,”What the hell's the point of it?”
They close down or move elsewhere,
take their tax money and the jobs,
leaving employees in the cold,
of all income they are robbed.
Without those jobs the employees
can't buy what they need to survive,
stores start closing, one-by-one,
and soon the economy dies.
Things quickly begin to decay,
a death spiral becomes your fate,
so leave the tax-and-spend behind
when you're fleeing a blue state...

CONCLUDES IN PART II.

Copyright © David Welch | Year Posted 2019

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