Love it when it snows

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

I live in one of those red states that take more than they pay, a lot more. We have billions in unfunded pensions. We constantly rank in the bottom on health, top in smoking and opioids, 20th in taxes, 45th in education but we have a right to work law and try to make a woman’s choice illegal. I agree with Nonoise I would like to see states break even then maybe we could catch up with CA. Texas is getting purple probably be blue in 2 or 3 more election cycles.