Commentary Driving from Orange County to Phoenix was bumper-to-bumper traffic of cars, SUVs and semi trucks. It was the worst I’d seen in 34 years of making the drive. I quipped to a friend in a text, “Everybody is moving to AZ, TX, FL.” It used to be said, “Everything starts in California.” Now it’s mainly harmful policies people are fleeing: The country’s highest taxes and homelessness rates. Crazed legislation and regulation. An attitude of expecting the citizens will put up with an endless series of abuses to live in great weather. But what if we really want to fix California? I would suggest: Emulate Arizona. Formerly little more than a desert, then a home for Rust Belt retirees avoiding winter blizzards, the Grand Canyon State has developed into a major economic force. In my previous article from Phoenix, I mentioned meeting a crane operator in my hotel working 85-hour …
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