It’s still a negotiation tactic. Would shareholders be happy if the entire business model changed? There are other freelancers that aren’t happy with the laws.
In the sentence to which I replied, the antecedent to "that" (in "That’s a perfectly logical thing to do") was not "negotiating" it was "leaving the state".
I genuinely can't follow your point. These goalposts are moving too fast, sorry.
Which is exactly what I said it was, and not consistent with your framing of departure as a "perfectly logical thing to do".
I'm happy we agree.