You said “freer” to refer to states where women aren’t allowed to make their own health care decisions, certain people aren’t allowed to get married, black people are systematically disenfranchised, and religious fundamentalists decide what kids are going to learn in school. It’s an odd definition of freedom. As far as taxes go, there are plenty of people to fill that void. Capitalists depend on the populations of states that have good educational institutions. They whine about paying taxes, but the major sectors of the economy rely on the educated population that that tax money pays for. We’re not losing anybody important. Additionally, we’re in one of the best regions in the world if you’re concerned about being able to breath and find water as the human environment collapses. The dum-dums who vote for people like Ted Cruz can enjoy choking on their poor decisions. Anyway, I think we’re about done here, so if you need to get the last word in, go for it.