 This is Mike Mazey with this week's Mazey Minute. Ocean, sunshine, and Hollywood are not enough to keep people from fleeing California. Higher tax, energy, and housing costs make it too tough to get ahead in the Golden State. The IRS recently released its annual data on the migration of taxpayers and total adjusted gross income leaving or going to all 50 states. California lost $23.8 billion of income. Electricity costs two to three times as much, and gasoline costs $1 to $2 more in California.