| xboxgreen said: It is about the ICE arrests and border security too. California for example has a stagnating population while Texas is growing exponentially. |
It doesn't really work that way because Electoral College votes are based on the proportion of the country's total population. No matter what way you slice it, if Texas loses a greater proportion of its population to ICE arrests than Cali, that will actually help mitigate Electoral College problem, not exacerbate it. There may still be a shift towards Texas in the end (in fact this is likely) but ICE arrests really don't have anything to do with that.
Also, fun fact regarding tax burden: The tax burden for the lower 40% of earners in Texas is actually higher than the tax burden for the lower 40% of earners in California. Texas has one of the most regressive tax systems in the country, so while overall their tax rates are much lower, that isn't really felt among a sizable portion of the population. For comparison, the bottom 20% of earners in Texas has a tax burden of 12.8% of total income, while the bottom 20% of earners in Cali has a tax burden of 11.7%. For comparison, the top 1% in Texas has a tax burden of 4.6%, while the top 1% in Cali has a tax burden of 12%. Personally, I think the wealthy should start paying their fair share across the country.
