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There’s a Reason California is Boned

From Breitbart, “59% of Californians Happy to Raise Taxes“: Despite the fact that the projected budget deficit has risen from $9.2 billion to $16 billion, and despite the fact that Brown wants an $0.0025 increase (1/4 of a cent) in … Continue reading

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California: Have You No Shame?

I like to pick on California. But this isn’t very funny. From ABC, reporting an AP story: After the 2001 terrorist attacks, California lawmakers sought a way to channel the patriotic fervor and use it to help victims’ families and … Continue reading

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California: Still Stuck on Stupid

I snark at flatulent arrogant progressive California on a regular basis. But the latest economic news out of the state is so bad it falls deep into  “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up” territory: The governor, who unveiled his revised … Continue reading

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California Train to Nowhere: Fastest rate of transportation construction known in U.S. history

The LA Times is running a story about the high-speed boondoggle in southern California, a 130 mile rail segment from Fresno to Bakersfield: The bullet train track through the Central Valley would cost $6 billion and have to be completed … Continue reading

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California Stuck on Stupid

From Reason: As an example of misplaced priorities, California’s Democratic legislators say they have no time to deal with the pension crisis, busy as they are creating new rules, regulations, and programs. Their big idea was to create a new … Continue reading

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Boned in California

California’s self-immolation continues unabated. Joel Kotkin notes that nearly 4 million more Americans have left California than have entered the state in the last 20 years. That’s a serious exodus by any standard, and especially troubling when the state is … Continue reading

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California: Terminally Boned

I try to feel sorry for Californians. But from all appearances, to be boned is their goal. I wrote a snarky piece a few days ago which included this bit: Al Gore lectures you on how you can live and … Continue reading

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