Amus de Wauchope

In a Friday interview with CNBC, Texas Governor Greg Abbot stated that the number of companies moving to Texas has become a “tidal wave”. Oracle, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and real estate firm CBRE are among the major companies which have made plans to move from California to Texas in 2020. While noteworthy due to their size, these companies are far from alone. Over the past several years thousands of companies fled California and most settled in Texas.

In any other world, this would be a good thing. Oracle and HP are wildly successful businesses that employ thousands of workers. Sadly, as these businesses flee California, their Californian employees migrate with them.

These Californians are essentially tech groupies and they provide no real value for the businesses they work for. How often do we see the checkmarks on Twitter brag about their prestigious position while also disparaging their employer as racist, sexist, or even capitalist? Are these really the type of workers Texas wants?

Finally, think of the terrible policies which led these businesses to leave California. The high taxes, the outrageous housing prices, and the punitive regulations all came about because Californians vote for democrat politicians who hate business. Will the newly ex-Californians learn from their mistakes and elect laissez faire politicians? Of course not.

It is the Federal government which controls interstate trade. While remaining in the Union, Texas risks being overrun by Californians or having to enact policies which damage companies already calling the state home.

The only solution is to secede - and quickly.