Epoch Times - Leaving California: The Untold Story | Official Trailer | The Epoch Times
Aired: 2023-04-18
Duration: 02:09


=== California Exodus (02:06) ===

[00:00:02]  The homeless problem is getting worse.
[00:00:03]  It's not getting better.
[00:00:04]  Crime is getting worse.
[00:00:06]  It's not getting better.
[00:00:08]  Regulations are getting worse.
[00:00:09]  It's not getting better.
[00:00:10]  People are bailing on California in record numbers.
[00:00:15]  More than half of Californians are considering moving.
[00:00:18]  It might be harder to find a U-Haul than to find your next home.
[00:00:21]  The exodus of people moving out of California is not new.
[00:00:25]  No sane person would want to leave California if they could make it here.
[00:00:30]  For the first time ever, people are leaving.
[00:00:33]  In 2020, California lost 650,000 people.
[00:00:38]  First time in my lifetime I've heard that.
[00:00:40]  I'm leaving California.
[00:00:41]  Why, you should consider moving to heaven.
[00:00:43]  We're gonna miss you guys.
[00:00:45]  Several high-profile companies like Tesla have moved their headquarters.
[00:00:49]  I'm outta here.
[00:00:49]  This place is gonna sink.
[00:00:50]  Watch, they already have high taxes.
[00:00:53]  This is just the tip of the iceberg.
[00:00:56]  California treats businesses like criminals and taxpayers like organ donors and people get tired of it.
[00:01:04]  Here's some of our costs.
[00:01:05]  Drivers are paying $7.39 a gallon.
[00:01:08]  $3 million.
[00:01:09]  This is like a normal house.
[00:01:12]  Our problems are man-made.
[00:01:14]  All you have to do is pay attention.
[00:01:16]  Here is what I found.
[00:01:18]  I can't be the only person who's seeing this.
[00:01:20]  The California legislature can't go on forever like this.
[00:01:24]  This is a form of self-destruction.
[00:01:29]  When I came here 22 years ago, it was a different California.
[00:01:32]  Where is the state headed?
[00:01:34]  California will deteriorate.
[00:01:37]  Where'd the money go?
[00:01:39]  This is because of stupid policies.
[00:01:41]  There's no other word for it.
[00:01:42]  The politicians are making money off our problems.
[00:01:45]  People were tricked.
[00:01:46]  They're being lied to, and their way of life is being destroyed.
[00:01:51]  There's a lot of people that you would be surprised by their stories.
[00:01:54]  My entire family is leaving.
[00:01:56]  You know, we left all of our friends behind.
[00:01:58]  Hey, live a day or two in our shoes.
[00:02:02]  We're going to lose the very core values that built this state.
[00:02:06]  California's bad ideas go national really fast.