reply to post by Bhadhidar
As I said previously, I did leave because of what I saw happening in the Bay Area and - as someone else said - they shove it down the rest of the
state's throat. There are conservative parts of CA - north and east of Sacramento - that might be better off if they seceded and became part of
Nevada, which they have much more in common with.
So when you tell the taxpayers of your state to leave, be careful what you wish for. It's already happening. CA can no longer afford to support the
infrastructure they have, let alone add or upgrade. Example: You want people to ditch their cars and ride public transportation, but then you sue
them to stop any additions to the systems - even if CA could afford the additions, which they can't anymore. BART tickets and bridge tolls go up
every year.
The CA requirement for "boutique gasolines" means you have the highest fuel costs anywhere - even though you are surrounded by refineries.
You have a lottery to help fund education, but school districts are going bankrupt while the money gets spent on "ebonics" programs.
CA has more representatives in Congress than any other state, but by allowing yourselves to become so liberal/democrat, you have made yourselves
irrelevant on the national level - national dems ignore your needs because they have you in their back pocket no matter what, while Republicans say
why bother.
Who sounds like the whiners? I'd say it was the CA narcissists who are amazed to find out that their 'anything goes' philosophy actually comes at
a steep price. One the state can no longer afford.
[edit on 12/4/2008 by centurion1211]
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