Perhaps your reading comprehension needs some work? The author traveled the U.S. The authors intention was noble. Calling people out for being overly sensitive is not racist.

So if they’re already leaving because of high taxes, and they tax them even more, guess what…even more will leave. It’s not speculative, it’s happening. The top quintile pays 90+% of taxes. Driving them out ultimately means loss of revenue for the state

Exactly what’s happening, actually: https://pioneerinstitute.org/news/study-net-out-migration-of-wealth-from-massachusetts-nearly-quintupled-from-2012-2021/#:~:text=Between%202019%20and%202021%2C%20Massachusetts,to%20%244.3%20billion%20in%202021.

No, because it’s bullshit, Putin’s responsible