During the high inflation days of the Biden administration, many of the less than well-off were forced to cut back on their spending, whether it was food, gasoline or in some cases medication. Some migrated from blue states to red ones where often taxes, housing and prices were lower.

Blue state Democrats are reacting to losing residents not by reducing taxes, but by raising them. Their philosophy seems to be that they are losing money so taxes must be raised to make up for the shortfall. The exact opposite should happen, but because Democrats are so wedded to “tax the wealthy” they can’t see any other way.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D), who followed his tax cutting predecessor Larry Hogan (R), signed a bill in May which increases income taxes on residents making more than $500,000 a y

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