I recently moved to California. Before i moved, people asked me “why are you moving there, its so bad?”. Now that I’m here, i understand it less. The state is beautiful. There is so much to do.

I know the cost of living is high, and people think the gun control laws are ridiculous (I actually think they are reasonable, for the most part). There is a guy I work with here that says “the policies are dumb” but can’t give me a solid answer on what is so bad about it.

So, what is it that California does (policy-wise) that people hate so much?

  • clara
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    601 year ago

    california is the largest “sub-national” economy in the world. if california was a country, it would have the fifth largest economy. bigger than the uk, or bigger than india.

    if i had to guess, the answer is “success breeds jealousy”

    • @[email protected]
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      311 year ago

      If anything, it should be California thats pissed off, having all its tax money go to support the failed red states and their failed policies via the federal redistribution.

      • @[email protected]
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        131 year ago

        I maintain that if red states want to end government handouts, we should respect their wishes, for them.

        • @[email protected]
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          81 year ago

          100% agree.

          All accusations are confessions, and quite possibly the biggest of them all is their calling everyone welfare queens… When republicans rely on federal welfare to keep states above water so they can continue to convince those very same idiots that welfare bad and federal gubmint bad.

          If its so bad, turn the faucet off and let them see how bad it really is under republican rule.