The Los Angeles Times is facing a massive online backlash after publishing a tone-deaf column scolding Californians who want to escape the state's punishing tax regime. The liberal rag had the audacity to lecture taxpayers about their supposed 'civic duty' to stick around and fund California's bloated government, even as Democrats push yet another wealth-crushing tax proposal.
The controversy erupted after California Democrats, backed by the radical SEIU union, proposed a new tax specifically targeting high earners to fund more wasteful social programs. Instead of fixing the state's crime crisis, homelessness epidemic, or crumbling infrastructure, these tax-and-spend liberals want to shake down successful Americans even harder.
But wealthy Californians aren't playing along anymore. Many have indicated they'll simply pack up and take their tax revenue to states that actually value productive citizens - like Florida and Texas under Republican leadership.
Social media users are absolutely destroying the LA Times for their elitist lecture. One Twitter user @Unionbuster perfectly captured the situation, posting 'The Geese with the Golden Eggs Are Escaping California' along with coverage of the story.
'The nerve of the goon who wrote this slop,' one critic fired back at the Times columnist.
This is exactly what happens when liberal states run by Democrats become unlivable. While President Trump's second-term agenda focuses on making America prosperous again, California Democrats are busy chasing away their most productive residents with confiscatory taxes and failed policies.
California's Self-Inflicted Exodus
The irony is rich - the same state that can't protect its citizens from crime is now demanding they pay even more to fund the very policies destroying their communities. Meanwhile, other social media posts highlight the state's real problems, including disturbing reports of federal agents using excessive force against protesters, fracturing skulls and causing permanent injuries.
How long will productive Americans tolerate being milked dry by the very politicians who've turned the Golden State into a crime-ridden, overtaxed wasteland? The LA Times can guilt-trip all they want - but freedom-loving Americans know they have every right to vote with their feet.