Exacerbating.And the blue states will respond by raising taxes even higher on the workers that they have left exasperating the problem even more. Cutting social services for deadbeats is a non starter.
And, yes, California just hiked their income taxes.
However, Newsom is also proposing spending cuts. As is common, the proposed cuts are ones that people will react viscerally to. Child care. Kindergartners. It's like clockwork.
"Noooo...don't cut that!"
"OK. Then I need to raise your taxes more."