Staff Reports
In the swirling world of economic chatter, where every expert seems to have a different tale to tell, conservative voices like Steve Moore bring a refreshing clarity. Moore, with his history as a Trump economic adviser and co-founder of Unleash Prosperity, has quite the knack for pointing out the obvious — but oft-ignored truth. There’s a quiet economic renaissance brewing under conservative governance, the sort once penned only in economists’ daydreams. Yet, if you listen to mainstream media, you’d think the sky was falling. Instead, the economy seems to be simmering on a low boil, just waiting to explode into a full-blown prosperity stew. And the press? They seem more interested in coddling Democratic narratives about how the sky is greener…or falling, or whatever their latest tale might be.
When it comes to how red and blue states are handling this economic revival, it feels a lot like a game of hot potato, except the blue states keep dropping it. Moore draws a fascinating, albeit slightly tongue-in-cheek, comparison between the migration trends we’re seeing today and those of yesteryear between the split Germanys or the divided Koreas. Let’s face it, no one’s risking it all to flee to higher taxes, soaring costs, and regulations that rival an impromptu limbo contest in complexity. The statistics paint a clear picture, or more like a vibrant art piece, with Florida gaining a whopping $1 trillion in wealth from fleeing residents of states like New York, Illinois, and California. The underlying message? The folks living in states ensnared in blue tape are making a beeline for places where governments don’t act like they’re auditioning for a tax-and-spend musical.
Enter stage left, Gavin Newsom, the favored prince of the Democratic bench. The fact that California’s own Pied Piper, leading the state’s economic parade directly off a cliff, might be a Democratic frontrunner is worth a chuckle or several. It’s as if California’s economic turnaround chief is applying for the role of Captain of the Titanic after managing a fleet of speedboats and somehow running them all aground. Meanwhile, under President Trump’s economic handiwork, we’re seeing dropped inflation rates and an enlivened job market. In a world where words like ‘growth’ seem antifreeze to liberals, there’s been a sustained increase in real wages. Average middle-class families are witnessing growth where pennies rub together to form dollars, all without moonlighting in a circus act.
While political wizards on the left conjure stories and economic models laden with pixie dust, a simple question looms: if the liberal model is such a jackpot, why are so many people playing their chips elsewhere? Especially when they can head south and cash in on the prosperity being quietly rolled out in the sunshine states. Moore isn’t shy to remind the naysayers, Paul Krugman and company, that actions speak louder than words. Economic migration is a testament more truthful than any model, spreadsheet, or imaginative economic theory. It’s like asking, “If your party is so great, why does it seem like everyone great is leaving the party?”
The bottom line is simple enough for even a seventh-grader to understand: when you give people the freedom to keep what they earn, cut down regulations that feel like they require a decoder ring to navigate, and foster an environment where innovation can sprout like spring daisies, prosperity isn’t far behind. And it sure isn’t timid. America doesn’t need a red state slathered in blue policies. What it needs is to let economic freedom ring, loud enough for everyone to hear, even over the media’s not-so-dulcet tones of exaggeration and doom.
