I've known some people from California. Most left due to the high cost of living, confiscatory taxes, an unwillingness of politicians to include rural areas in political decisions, and the influx of illegal aliens. They loved their state, but realized their basic beliefs were not welcome, or needed. They left and will not return.
People were attracted to California for the beautiful weather, opportunities, and with many during the Dust Bowl, it was the only place that might offer survival. The efforts of those that went created a state with an economy that rivaled most nations of the free world.
Unfortunately, with a climate that is rarely harsh enough to kill, those willing to skate through life, were unwelcome for their bizarre ideas, or were looking for an opportunity to practice their criminal activities, found a place where they could corrupt with impunity, and influence politics to their advantage.
Now California politics promote illegal aliens, openly ignore laws of the United States, and continue to destroy personal income. Those unwilling to continue this madness are chastised, punished with more taxes, or forced to leave, due to their inability to survive.
California loses productive citizens daily, increases the state deficit, is attempting to increase its population with more illegal aliens, and thumbs its nose at the rest of the United States. That's a big step towards the rest of the country looking for ways to change this process.
California had the riches of a nation at one time. Not any more. The economy is crumbling, too many are living off public assistance, the gap between wealth, and poverty, is increasing; and the train wreck ahead is inevitable. The state will find an unwillingness of business to participate, those that do will be there for what they can milk from the government, and the result will be similar to the results of failed city governments, such as Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit, and New Orleans. Crime will increase, public safety will be hampered by ignorant politicians, and the infrastructure will crumble.
If California attempts to find financial assistance from the rest of the United States, I think it will find a strong unwillingness from the rest of the states. They burned their own butt, and it's only fair they get to sit on the blister.
Look to Canada for an answer to California's plight. Quebec, like California, is infested with socialists, corruption and contempt for the rest of the country.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately they infest the federal gov't too - and we have essentially a tax theft system among the provinces. The idea was that all provinces pay in, and the feds pay it back out - favouring the 'have not' provinces suffering tough economic times.
My province, Alberta, flushes $8 billion dollars down the scheme each year. Quebec takes out about $8 billion a year. They haven't run a balanced budget in decades. Right now our idiot fwench prime minister is starving for cash and is trying to hit Alberta with carbon taxes now - and this in a bust economy.
I strongly suspect your democrats will try to construct something similar the next time they come to power. They're running out of other people's money, and of course, they've got better things to do with yours than you do...
My mother would say: "The pendulum swings both ways, and it never swings lightly." Eventually, things change, and with an armed population, the only two options are better, or totally pissed off.
DeleteAll the libs will move from California after they've picked it clean and them it will become a red state again. Of course, they'll probably just ruin Texas.
ReplyDeleteThey'l bring their madness, but we'll change them forever.
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