[quote=spdrun](And 10 people moved to California in the time you took to write your rant. Productive people are often happy to pay a premium to live in the place that appeals to them.)[/quote]
Wrong.
The productive people are moving out–especially the young families, high earners, employers, etc. CA has had a NET outflow of 4 million to other states in recent years–sorry, can’t recall exactly how many years, but the 4 million figure has shown up in several articles. We only have a (slightly) growing population because of a high birth rate and foreign immigration, both of which could slow. Oh, and a big and growing welfare caseload because of our generous benefits–12% of the nation’s population and 34% of the welfare recipients.
Yes, we have great weather, but the demographic trends are ominous.
