In-N-Out s double-double move to Tennessee San Diego Union-Tribune

When I left the Washington Beltway in 1987 to drive west and work for the Orange County Register, friends enthused, You ll really like In-N-Out Burgers. Double-Doubles became my favorite. Nowadays I m on low-carb, so it s protein-style, no tomato, extra mustard.

Owner Lynsi Snyder announced earlier this month she s moving to Franklin, Tennessee, near the company s new Eastern Territory office. Corporate HQ will remain in California and most of its restaurants will still be here.

There s a lot of great things about California, but raising a family is not easy here, she told podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey. Doing business is not easy here. SFGate reported sarcastic online retorts, such as, Must have been soooo hard to live as a billionaire in California, thoughts and prayers for her through this difficult time.

They don t get it. When rich people escape California s staggering 14.4% top state income tax rate for the 0% of Tennessee, Texas or Florida, they have more money to invest in new businesses and jobs.

As he aims for the White House in 2028, Gov. Gavin Newsom is going to have to deal with the state s business-repellent environment, including for the Volunteer State s primary on Super Tuesday. To get beyond that, he likes to boast, as on X, California is now the FOURTH largest economy in the world. Last year, the Golden State s GDP topped $4.1T surpassing Japan ($4.02T) and behind only Germany ($4.65T), China ($18.74T), and the entire U.S. ($29.18T).  

When a friend of mine moved to Tennessee last month, I quipped, You just moved from the world s fourth largest economy to the largest, the United States.

via www.sandiegouniontribune.com

Truth.

John Seiler.