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Every area is different in so many ways. Population density, cost of living, demographics, distribution of wealth. There are huge differences within states including California. From Silicon Valley to Oakland to Stockton to Los Banos.
Brag all you want but along with the wealth California has a host of financial problems. Just like every other state.
In many ways it has worse problems. The divide between rich and poor is more stark here than any other state. Coastal to inland. The liberal utopia does not exist, you have to fight against the state government and hope the next economic downturn doesn't bankrupt the state.
Exactly.. The rest of the state contains 1/3rd the nations welfare recipients.. The OP wants to know why we dont do the same...
The haves, have and the have nots, never will.. and the left thinks thats fabulous while they stand there whining about income inequality and wealth distribution.
its weird
It is more than entertainment and Silicon Valley.
Agribusiness is HUGE, so is the wine sector, the educational sector, military installations, tourism, professional and financial services, and they also have the largest manufacturing in the US.
California’s economy is DIVERSIFIED. Risk takers do well in California.
California is California. Their economy is huge. It works for them.
In many ways it has worse problems. The divide between rich and poor is more stark here than any other state. Coastal to inland. The liberal utopia does not exist, you have to fight against the state government and hope the next economic downturn doesn't bankrupt the state.
I agree. I was being diplomatic since I have been gone since 2009. Lived in California 43 of my first 51 years though so still keep up as much as I can.
Dont forget that California has a bigger population than Canada. More people= bigger economy. So, you cant really compare Cali to other states because of the big difference in population.
California's way of life has really deteriorated from illegal immigration, some of us feel like we live in Mexico. Other states can have the high-tech plastic jobs, we want the wall.
California's way of life has really deteriorated from illegal immigration, some of us feel like we live in Mexico. Other states can have the high-tech plastic jobs, we want the wall.
I'd argue most residents of CA who can think above a fifth grade level would disagree.
The chart says it all. Look at all of the red states lagging far, far behind California in economic output. Blue California must be something right. And all that whining about California not being "business friendly"? It can't be that unfriendly if business is generating almost $2.5 Tril a year in revenue.
The problem with red states is the low tax, small government mentality causes them to limit themselves. You can't attract high tech cutting edge business if your state government doesn't invest in top universities and good infrastructure. High tech is not coming to your state if your leaders are anti-science. If red states are smart they would become blue and be more like California. Economic success will follow.
Why is it that people with no knowledge of statistics or analytics feel the need to start threads like this?
You didn't even try to normalize for population size and then there are dozens of other problems with this innumerate turd-post you've shat out.
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