This is a message board. People, I assume, come here to read. If I wanted to watch television I would turn on my television.

Here's the link to Zakaria's op'ed in WAPO. The rebuttals are in the comments section.

washingtonpost.com - New york florida liberal failure

Yes, cities are congested, infrastructure projects are more expensive, the cost of living is far far higher because supply/demand AND real estate is far more expensive AND because the wealthy extract all the market will bear in those expensive areas.

When Texas and Florida are as congested as New York and California, the COL will also rise proportionately. By many metrics they are already worse than the 'progressive hellholes' pundits are using as punching backs on behalf of their employers.

People bought into the lies promoted by the likes of Trump and the elite tumor of billionaires. He will not bring down the cost of living this time any more than he did last time.

The cost of living - law enforcement, incarceration, homeless support, infrastructure will continue to rise. The rich will get richer. The middle and lower economic brackets will get poorer. The environment will continue to be degraded under the pressure of "growth is the only solution" proponents.

It's good to have a few 350 foot yachts and private jets to escape the reality the majority of mankind must face.