How did the right get it so wrong? CA booming instead of dooming!

[senseamp]

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

California Defies Doom With No. 1 U.S. Economy
The Golden State has no peers when it comes to expanding GDP, raising household income, investing in innovation and a host of other key metrics.
...
By adding 1.3 million people to its non-farm payrolls since April last year -- equal to the entire workforce of Nevada -- California easily surpassed also-rans Texas and New York. At the same time, California household income increased $164 billion, almost as much as Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania combined, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. No wonder California's operating budget surplus, fueled by its surging economy and capital gains taxes, swelled to a record $75 billion.
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If anything, Covid-19 accelerated California's record productivity. Quarterly revenue per employee of the publicly-traded companies based in the state climbed to an all-time high of $1.5 million in May, 63% greater than its similar milestone a decade ago, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The rest of the U.S. was nothing special, with productivity among those members of the Russell 3000 Index, which is made up of both large and small companies, little changed during the past 10 years.
...
While pundits have long insisted California policies are bad for business, reality belies them.

I wouldn't take any economist or pundit who predicted California's doom seriously until they do some self reflection and admit their career was a miserable failure until this point.

 

[MrSquished]

And here I thought everyone ran to Tennessee for their high-paying jobs...

 

[nakedfrog]

But they've gotten so many other things correct!
Like...
Hm...
The, ah...
There's... probably something?

 

[fskimospy]

Conservatives determine the success or failure of something by how closely it hews to conservative ideology, not the actual results, haha.

It's what coined the phrase 'wingnut welfare', after all - conservatives will keep saying California is a failure and say, Kansas is a success because there are no consequences for being constantly wrong and very severe consequences for defying conservative ideology.

 

[dawp]

Conservatives determine the success or failure of something by how closely it hews to conservative ideology, not the actual results, haha.

It's what coined the phrase 'wingnut welfare', after all - conservatives will keep saying California is a failure and say, Kansas is a success because there are no consequences for being constantly wrong and very severe consequences for defying conservative ideology.

we saw just how successful they were when Sam Brownback ran things there.

 

[Maxima1]

And here I thought everyone ran to Tennessee for their high-paying jobs...

CA is losing the low-income to other states. CA is hardly a success for every income bracket. People also put too much emphasis on the policies and ignore stuff like state natural resources, coastline, weather, etc..

https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article136478098.html

The Barriers Stopping Poor People From Moving to Better Jobs

Highly educated people still relocate for work, but exorbitant housing costs in the best-paying cities make it difficult for anyone else to do so.

www.theatlantic.com

 

[fskimospy]

we saw just how successful they were when Sam Brownback ran things there.

Right?? And then right after Brownback's tax cuts were deemed a total failure what did Republicans do? Implement very similar ones nationally in Trump's tax cut (which also failed).

They knew their policies were failures but they did it anyway because being conservative is more important than being correct.

 

[senseamp]

CA is losing the low-income to other states. CA is hardly a success for every income bracket. People also put too much emphasis on the policies and ignore stuff like state natural resources, coastline, weather, etc..

https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article136478098.html

The Barriers Stopping Poor People From Moving to Better Jobs

Highly educated people still relocate for work, but exorbitant housing costs in the best-paying cities make it difficult for anyone else to do so.

www.theatlantic.com

A lot of it is a consequence of R1 zoning and Prop 13 that was passed when California was Republican and became entrenched with the NIMBY pseudo-liberals. Large swaths of California cities are zoned to provide only expensive single family house living options and continue to vote to keep it that way because it benefits them personally through property tax privileges and house price appreciation.

 

[dawp]

Right?? And then right after Brownback's tax cuts were deemed a total failure what did Republicans do? Implement very similar ones nationally in Trump's tax cut (which also failed).

They knew their policies were failures but they did it anyway because being conservative is more important than being financially sound.

corrected, and it's been that way since at least reagan.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

lol of course they are "booming" in proportion to what they were. The rest of the economy lifted towards the beginning of the year. California is just now scheduled to lift restrictions lol.

California is unquestionably a dying breed.



It's overburdened with hobos that they can't figure out a solution for that is growing exponentially.

Millions are going to be evicted when the eviction moratorium is lifted.

The rich are leaving in droves as they contemplate raising taxes on the rich AGAIN.



But go ahead, everything is fine lol. by the way, can I interest you in an iPhone app that gives you a map of where hobo poop is to try and avoid it?

 

[fskimospy]

lol of course they are "booming" in proportion to what they were. The rest of the economy lifted towards the beginning of the year. California is just now scheduled to lift restrictions lol.

California is unquestionably a dying breed.



It's overburdened with hobos that they can't figure out a solution for that is growing exponentially.

Millions are going to be evicted when the eviction moratorium is lifted.

The rich are leaving in droves as they contemplate raising taxes on the rich AGAIN.



But go ahead, everything is fine lol. by the way, can I interest you in an iPhone app that gives you a map of where hobo poop is to try and avoid it?

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Look at the dummy who didn't read the article again. They are booming in comparison to places like Texas.

And we've been over this before you crazy idiot, California has GAINED rich people in recent years. California is losing the lower and middle class because it's too expensive to live there, it's gaining in the people who can afford it because it's one of the most desirable places to live on the planet.

 

[Captante]

lol of course they are "booming" in proportion to what they were. The rest of the economy lifted towards the beginning of the year. California is just now scheduled to lift restrictions lol.

California is unquestionably a dying breed.



It's overburdened with hobos that they can't figure out a solution for that is growing exponentially.

Millions are going to be evicted when the eviction moratorium is lifted.

The rich are leaving in droves as they contemplate raising taxes on the rich AGAIN.



But go ahead, everything is fine lol. by the way, can I interest you in an iPhone app that gives you a map of where hobo poop is to try and avoid it?

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I used to find these inane comments of yours amusing ... now however they're just kinda pathetic.

Pretty sad when you can't even pull off being an effective troll.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

I used to find these inane comments of yours amusing ... now however they're just kinda pathetic.

Pretty sad when you can't even pull off being an effective troll.

lol the ONE good comment that ANYONE will ever give to California is the one thing that the government can't directly control: The weather.

Thats it. And with climate change, draughts, forest fires, etc... even that is starting to wane. Enjoy the shithole I guess though?

 

[fskimospy]

lol the ONE good comment that ANYONE will ever give to California is the one thing that the government can't directly control: The weather.

Thats it. And with climate change, draughts, forest fires, etc... even that is starting to wane. Enjoy the shithole I guess though?

The jealousy is so thick here you could cut it with a knife.

 

[ch33zw1z]

lol the ONE good comment that ANYONE will ever give to California is the one thing that the government can't directly control: The weather.

Thats it. And with climate change, draughts, forest fires, etc... even that is starting to wane. Enjoy the shithole I guess though?

#triggered

 

[WelshBloke]

lol the ONE good comment that ANYONE will ever give to California is the one thing that the government can't directly control: The weather.

Thats it. And with climate change, draughts, forest fires, etc... even that is starting to wane. Enjoy the shithole I guess though?

You know you don't have to comment when it makes you look like an arse hole. It's totally voluntary.

 

[Captante]

lol the ONE good comment that ANYONE will ever give to California is the one thing that the government can't directly control: The weather.

Thats it. And with climate change, draughts, forest fires, etc... even that is starting to wane. Enjoy the shithole I guess though?

I don't live in Cali (and to be fair I would never own land there) BUT my guess is in the long run they'll be just fine while the lack of any long-term planning combined with THRONGS of morons with 2ed grade educations (and a vote) will be the undoing of states like Tex-a$$.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

I mean, as a very successful state - it's not like they would have the highest unemployment in the country, right?

OH WAIT - lol




Fucking retards. Everywhere lol.

 

[ch33zw1z]

I mean, as a very successful state - it's not like they would have the highest unemployment in the country, right?

OH WAIT - lol

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Fucking retards. Everywhere lol.

Lol, I see one right here. You said they have the highest unemployment rate, but in your own screen snip, they don't.

And of course, the only reason u gave them props, their weather, drives that unemployment rate like crazy. Who the eff would stay in KS when CA is way better.

 

[fskimospy]

I mean, as a very successful state - it's not like they would have the highest unemployment in the country, right?

OH WAIT - lol

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Fucking retards. Everywhere lol.

lol - you incredible moron you were already owned about this in an entirely different thread where you were too stupid to read the article!

Economic impact of lockdown states vs. "Open" states

Ruh roh...on balance the death toll in locked down states was lower, and economic impact was also less. Interesting to see how the data stacks up in the future. Comparison of economic impact vs. Covid lockdown

forums.anandtech.com

Seriously, do you get off on everyone laughing at you?

 

[Captante]

Fucking retards. Everywhere lol.

I couldn't agree more. (rotfl)

Of course not ed zachary in the way YOU meant!

 

[senseamp]

Republican economist convention footage:

2020 - California is Doomed:


2021 - California is Booming:

 

[MrSquished]

California has plenty of issues. But seriously, it is beautiful and the weather in much of Cali is amazing. They just gotta build more dense housing, but NIMBY'ism is a Liberal and Conservative disease unfortunately.

 

[darkswordsman17]

I used to find these inane comments of yours amusing ... now however they're just kinda pathetic.

Pretty sad when you can't even pull off being an effective troll.

Can you imagine what he/she is like in real life?

Any guesses on why they've become so intent on shitposting as much as possible? Extra time because they're currently under house arrest for a tourist visit of the Capitol on Jan 6th? Did their wife leave them? Did they murder their wife and they've been living in a house with the corpse? Lose their job after going on a racist tirade? Put all their money in Dogecoin when it was high? Is their wife one of the multiple batshit crazy Republican politicians now busy blowing corporate lobbyists? Is he Papa John? Mike Lindell? Is it Donald Turmp's son?

 

[Captante]

Can you imagine what he/she is like in real life?

I'd prefer not to?

Any guesses on why they've become so intent on shitposting as much as possible?

If I had to hazard one I'd go with misery loves company.