This is a serious suggestion: if you’re a young liberal looking to get ahead, sure, move to the Pacific coast. Just avoid California like the plague.
Travis H. Brown, author of How Money Walks, points to IRS figures that track the flow of wealth from some states and to others. From 1992 -2010, California was a net loser of $45.27 billion in adjusted gross income. $6.02 billion of that went to Texas. Texas, on the other hand, gained $24.94 billion in AGI during those years, with California the top source for transfers.
Continue reading Go West, young Lefty. Just not to California, no matter how aching your heart is*.