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Originally Posted by MrIcky
Part of your post I agree with, but part of it I don't. California doesn't 'do it just fine'. California lead the way into the current recession. California has been losing industrial base at a rate well above the national average for years. California would be losing population base if not for immigration. California is suffering a 'brain drain' where their educated and affluent are tending to move toward other states.
California also did itself disservices by being the poster child for urban sprawl. The California Lifestyle model for urban infrastructure was copied often in the west and that's part of why we are where we are now with this crap. Look it up if you don't believe me.
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So now it's about the economy, huh?
I guess Idaho can't lose what it never had, right?
The national average is so low compared to California because there are so many wide open spaces amongst the 'red' states... covering a lot of area, but aren't exactly industrially inclined.
The more you've got, the more you've got to lose when times get tough.
California does just fine when it comes to paying absurd taxes. We're all getting by, and have been for decades so I don't know what you're talking about.
And I really don't understand what you're referring to when you say 'California Lifestyle' and there being some problem here.......?