People fleeing forced-unionization, high-tax states and moving to right-to-work, low-tax states

People fleeing forced-unionization, high-tax states and moving to right-to-work, low-tax states: "There's more to the story than this headline suggests: Low-tax states will gain seats, high-tax states will lose them. This is what's called 'voting with your feet.' And Michigan is one of the losers. Because of the population exodus from this state, we are slated to lose 1 of our 15 US Representatives. And we're not alone:

Migration from high-tax states to states with lower taxes and less government spending will dramatically alter the composition of future Congresses, according to a study by Americans for Tax Reform

See that the states that are gaining seats are by and large red states, with Texas leading the way:

Eight states are projected to gain at least one congressional seat under reapportionment following the 2010 Census: Texas (four seats), Florida (two seats), Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah and Washington (one seat each). Their average top state personal income tax rate: 2.8 percent.

And now for the losers that are by and large blue states, including us:

By contrast, New York and Ohio are likely to lose two seats each, while Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania will be down one apiece. The average top state personal income tax rate in these loser states: 6.05 percent.

Per capita government spending is lower in the winner states ($4,008) than the losers ( $5,117). Shocker, eh? But it's not just taxes and government spending. It's unions:

...“in eight of ten losers, workers can be forced to join a union as a condition of employment. In 7 of the 8 gainers, workers are given a choice whether to join or contribute financially to a union.”

Someone tell me again how forced-unionization is constitutional? Since the GOP controls all branches of government here in Michigan, it's high time that we made this state a right-to-work one. The above is totally in line with this post from the summer: One graphic that illustrates just how screwed Detroit is. Here is what the graphic looks like for Travis County, Texas (black is a gain, red is a loss):

What do you think it would look like for Wayne County, MI? Uh - like this:

More from Sister Toldjah. HT: memeorandum

Previously:
One graphic that illustrates just how screwed Detroit is
The Michigan Exodus, Part 6 - The Acceleration
Liberal Utopia Michigan Loses Population For 4th Straight Year, Now Under 10 Million
Ohio Contracts Michigandus Exodusius
The Symptom of a Problem in Urban Cities
The Michigan Exodus, Part 5
The Michigan Exodus, Part 4
The Michigan Exodus, Part 3
The Michigan Exodus, Part Deux
Granholm Pushing Tax Amendment While Michigan Exodus Continues
The Michigan Exodus

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