People are fleeing states like California and New York in droves… What gives? As new residents pile in the neighborhood, Ron piles some dogs on the grill and questions why life in California is becoming unlivable. Seamus explains how restrictive taxes, zoning laws, and other mysterious policies are forcing residents away from once-wonderful states. ______________________________ CREDITS: Written by Seamus Coughlin, Tyler Brandt, and Sean W. Malone Animated by Seamus Coughlin Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone ______________________________ LINKS: https://taxfoundation.org/price-parity-purchasing-power-100-state-2020/ https://taxfoundation.org/most-expensive-us-cities-and-metropolitan-areas-2020/ https://taxfoundation.org/2022-state-business-tax-climate-index/ https://taxfoundation.org/county-property-tax-paid-2021/ https://taxfoundation.org/high-state-property-taxes-2021/# https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/housing-statistics/county-median-home-prices-and-monthly-mortgage-payment https://marketurbanism.com/2013/03/29/ranking-state-land-use-regulations/ https://reason.com/2021/12/28/americans-fled-california-new-york-and-d-c-during-covid/ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/30/new-york-and-california-exodus/ https://nypost.com/2022/01/04/the-self-inflicted-tragedy-of-the-tristate-mass-exodus/ https://fee.org/articles/why-so-many-families-are-uprooting-and-fleeing-to-freer-states/ https://fee.org/freshstart/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfjgDWk3Oys

When Seamus is arrested for spying on other people’s conversations about economics, it becomes pretty clear that the government doesn’t actually frown on monitoring the actions and communications of individuals. They just frown on OTHER people doing it. Despite the initial outcry when Edward Snowden leaked the details of the US government’s domestic surveillance apparatus to the public, the broad and often warrant-less collection of metadata continues to happen. Constant surveillance leads to serious problems, not least of which is self-censorship. ______________________________ CREDITS: Written by Seamus Coughlin, Jen Maffessanti, and Sean W. Malone Animated by Seamus Coughlin Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone ______________________________ LINKS: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1967/35 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/nsa-surveillance-may-be-legal--but-its-unconstitutional/2013/06/21/b9ddec20-d44d-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324904004578535670310514616 https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/06/11/only-2-of-federal-criminal-defendants-go-to-trial-and-most-who-do-are-found-guilty/ https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2015/03/16/americans-views-on-government-surveillance-programs/ https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2017/01/the-watchers https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/30/nsa-americans-metadata-year-documents https://www.wired.com/2015/03/data-and-goliath-nsa-metadata-spying-your-secrets https://www.wired.com/2013/06/phew-it-was-just-metadata-not-think-again https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-are-the-nsa https://www.propublica.org/article/nsa-data-collection-faq https://fee.org/articles/why-the-surveillance-state-is-dangerous/ https://fee.org/articles/mass-surveillance-is-spreading-along-with-covid-19/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3zUgHmauBk