Love it when it snows

"Look no further than the State of California. Here’s how the state is run: The public employee unions donate heavily to the coffers of Democrat politicians. Once elected, the politicians do the bidding of the unions. On the side, they try to run the state. In reality, they have run the state into the ground. The unfunded liabilities of the State of Californa stands at over a trillion dollars ... mostly unfunded public employee retirement pensions. Ridiculous promises made by the unions and supported by the politicians ... with the taxpayers eventually on the hook."

So, why exactly does anyone who figured it out live in California? Double the question if it that anyone decided to retire in California.

Ok, so NASA,NOAA, Berkeley Earth, UK Met not to mention other climate scientists at various Universities  and various agencies  and independent groups in Europe,  Asia the US are conspiring with the EPA and environmental groups to defraud taxpayers for environmental  justice.  Yep.... as my mother would say " Duck everyone here comes another flock".

I'm a retiree in the state of California and am thankful for their forward thinking. All of the evils described above, and more, contribute to the state with the greatest economy in the nation. If California were a country, it would rank 5th in the world. 

All the naysayers say if you raise taxes, wages, and have intelligent regulation, we should be on the losing side of things. We're not. Granted, we're not perfect, but you don't see California taking in more in federal assistance than we pay in taxes. In fact, we get less federal assistance than what we pay out.

We rank 26th in the nation in federal taxes (right in the middle) and yet pay enough to support all the takers in those other states that enjoy low state and federal taxes. If I had my way, they'd get only what they pay and stop leaching off of us. Then see how they fare.

It's one thing to whine and complain, quite another to live it.

All the best,
Nonoise

If its so great, then why are so many leaving it for conservative states like Texas?

The population would be declining if it weren't for illegals. The biggest population increase in California is in the homeless.

If the economy is so great then why can't San Francisco afford to clean the poop off the sidewalks? Why is there even any in the first place???

^^^ Yadda, Yadda ... and more Yadda. Same old arguments that lead nowhere. None of which addresses the problems, nor belies what I posted.

Here’s a taste: https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/michelle-malkin/environmental-corruption-agency

Now, I’ll just sit back and watch while you attack the messenger.

Frank