15 Depressing Facts About The State Of California

BusinessInsider ^ | 4/1/10 | Gus Lubin

[Kartographer]

Since the recession compounded a long-standing budget crisis, the Golden State has collapsed into a vicious cycle with no easy way out.

Unions interfere with budget cuts. Cutbacks emerge from somewhere and the people riot. Neither the Republican governor, nor the Democrat president has a solution, except hope to hell that the housing market picks

up again.

Oh yeah, and they're running out of water.

[Kartographer]

The NEW ballad of Jed Clampett
Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed
Poor oil entrepreneur barely kept his family fed Then one day he was working for some food,
And up through the crowd come a bumbling fool (Arnold that is, RINO gold, more taxes please)

Well the first thing you know old Jed's taxes are to much to bear,
Kin folk said Jed move away from there!
Said California is no place for you to be
So they loaded up the truck and they moved from Beverly (go’n back to the Hills they are, fish’n holes, country and western stars)

Well now it's time to say goodbye to Jed and all his kin
They would like to thank you folks for kindly dropping in
You're all invited back again to their new locality
To have a heaping helping of their hospitality (Redneck Hillbillies, is what the press call 'em now, Clingers of bibles and guns and to Obama no bow! Nice folks Y'all come back now, ya hear?)

[WOBBLY BOB]

The West coast Greece.

[EyeGuy]

The most depressing thing about California is how far it has fallen.

It once represented the pinnacle of what America was meant to be. The liberal fools in their clueless, juvenile insanity have nearly pissed all of that magnificent largesse away.

The plight of the Golden State is nothing less than a national disgrace. That should make us all sad.

[re_nortex]

From the article:

CA spends $859 million per year on imprisoned illegal immigrants.

[GeronL]

There is a lot more than 15 depressing things about California

[Persevero]

That’s a lot of money, but if we send them back (usually to Mexico) they just come back.

Better incarcerated than back over the border doing their crimes.

[Vaquero]

Lex Luthor: Bye bye California. Hello new west coast. My west coast...... Costa Del Lex. Luthorville. Marina del Lex. Otisburg - “Otisburg”?

[HiTech RedNeck]

Basket case. They earned it fair and square.

[jessduntno]

The most depressing thing about CA?

It really is too big to fail.

Good luck to us all if it goes under.

[Spok]

“CA spends $859 million per year on imprisoned illegal immigrants.”

You do realize that since this IS California, the alternative would be to provide healthcare, clothing, food, housing and an education outside of prison?

[OneWingedShark]

>CA spends $859 million per year on imprisoned illegal immigrants.

I could reduce that to a million, max.
Bullets are fairly cheap.

;)

[tumblindice]

“the alternative would be ... “

That’s a `false dilemma’. There are other ways to deal with the salient reason (along with unionized public employees) for California’s fiscal problems than feeding, housing and medicating them, in or out of prison.
At one time, California’s public schools led the nation. Now they are near the bottom of the list. CA has made its own bed.

[Windflier]

The most depressing thing about California is how far it has fallen. It once represented the pinnacle of what America was meant to be.

As a native son, I can truly attest to that. In the time that I was raised there, I don't think there was a better place on earth to be a kid.

My wife and I have four kids - all born in California. When our eldest was about nine, we could no longer ignore the handwriting on the wall. We pulled up stakes and headed to Texas, which is very similar to the California of my youth.

Reading articles like this one (and many others) validate my decision to get out.

[vaudine]

15 worst things about CA:

1.Liberals

2.Progressives

3.Eco-Green-Nutcases

4.Illegals.

5. In your face homosexuals.

6. Hollywood pseudo-politicians.

7.Nancy Pelosi.

8.Barbara Boxer.

9. Henry Waxman

10.Maxine Waters.

11,12,13,14,15---repeat your worst 5 of the former 10.

vaudine

[majormaturity]

What I cannot fathom is how people can’t see liberalism for the cancer it is..both my parents died of cancer, so I don’t use the word lightly..IT IS FATAL!! It is a fatal disease..When are people going to wake up from this nightmare? It destroys everything in its path. Yes, California USED to be a great state, but abundance breeds laxity, and laxity breeds liberals...before you know it, the cockroaches are even leaving the state for better opportunities elsewhere.

[SoCalPol]

San Diego is not the rest of Califonia. You just enjoy your dusty NM

[185JHP]

4 good things about Cali: In’N Out Trader Joe’s Smart & Final Big 5 Sporting Goods.

[TruthHound]

Most depressing: EVERY State Legislator running for re-election in 2008 won. Every spending bill won—even though we were already broke.

We’ll see the same results this November.

The California electorate is SICK IN THE HEAD.

[beebuster2000]

one thing thats not depressing:

the weather. trust me on this.

[SoCalPol]

[allmendream]

America's Finest City.

With some of its finest women!

[Kartographer]

First of all I am NOT a Native New Mexican! Transplanted SOUTHERN! But New Mexico Does have it's moments.

[SoCalPol]

CVN 76 Ronald Reagan home ported in San Diego

[SoCalPol]

After seeing the trees, hills and Alps in Germany, Austria and Switxerland, nothing beats that

[dangerdoc]

I really miss San Diego. My wife really wants to move back now. My problem is that I’m a productive citizen, I don’t think that I would do well in California over the next 5 years.

[Kartographer]

No heaven on earth is right here in The Great Smoky Mountians of North Carolina.


http://theoldecartographersshoppe.net/places-nc.html

[re_nortex]

[San Diego photos]

What are the thoughts about Bakersfield from Californians? I was there on business back in 1992 and was pleasantly surprised. The people seemed down to earth and, at the time, there was still an Oklahoma-Texas-Arkansas feel to the place. Buck Owens will still alive and country music seemed quite popular in the area (a good thing, IMHO).

[Names Ash Housewares]

Well, I don’t have to garage the Vette for the winter and the women dress scantily.

Ain’t ready to punch out just yet.

[SoCalPol]

What type of work do you do?

[Names Ash Housewares]

I have a hard time wanting to live away from San Diego.
Born here and I have been nowhere I would rather live.
But the liberals are flushing the entire state down the crapper, and SD may go with it eventually.

[SoCalPol]

With 3 of our 5 congressmen Conservative Republicans here
in San Diego is something most areas don’t have.

[martin_fierro]

But New Mexico Does have it's moments.

And how.

[Names Ash Housewares]

San Diego was called by Reagan if memory serves his “lucky town”. He always campaigned here last before election day.

I hope his luck is still with us.

[Plutarch]

These programs include Healthy Families, CalWORKS, Adult Day Health Care, In-Home Supportive Services, California Food Assistance Program...

This cheers me up.

[SoCalPol]

True.

I worked for Reagan when he first ran for Gov.
Saw him many time in person when Gov. and Pres.
Also met and spoke with him.

[dangerdoc]

Physician.

[blkmontecarlo]

Thank you for your beautiful pictures. I love, love, love, living in beautiful San Diego with our most perfect weather in the whole United States! Poo on those who are just jealous.

[Cyber Liberty]

Most of the "facts" are California's poor performance, by liberal standards. Fell from #1 to #48 in per-pupil spending is not a metric I'd be upset about.

[12chachacha]

Bakersfield is great. Conservative town. I just bought some property on the Kern River just west of there.

[SoCalPol]

Have never been to Bakersfield.
There are other areas in CA like that though.

I Enjoy a large city as here in San Diego.

There are bad areas of Calif., nothing perfect but
when some on FR start tanking the state, can’t take it
as a whole, just have to name the town or city.
I have my own list.

[Marathoner]

Most of the "facts" are California's poor performance, by liberal standards. Fell from #1 to #48 in per-pupil spending is not a metric I'd be upset about.

Yep. Too bad they couldn't reach the point of honor, #50.

[Mariner]

Yeah, well, we have great weather and the prettiest women.

AND, some areas are worse than others.

Still, I wouldn't want to be in LA or Oakland when the check don't cash...

[OB1kNOb]

Greecelifornia?

[Ditter]

Beautiful pictures, looks like the Texas hillcountry.

[truthguy]

It once represented the pinnacle of what America was meant to be. The liberal fools in their clueless, juvenile insanity have nearly pissed all of that magnificent largesse away.

Yes, the Liberals/Democrats killed the Goose. But these people are in denial. I talk to these people all the time. They cannot face reality because it will force them to admit that most of what they've believed their whole life is wrong. That's a cold shot.

[SoCalPol]

Major medical and biotech here.
With BomaCare around the corner, Boma is throwning
you docs under the bus. Really ashame.

Have a relative here who is a doctor in his 30s.
A Navy doc. with the 1st Marine Div.

[re_nortex]

Bakersfield is great. Conservative town. I just bought some property on the Kern River just west of there.

Thanks for the ``inside story'' about Bakersfield. Later that same year (1992) business took me to up to Healdsburg by the Russian River. My host was astonished when I tactfully told him I actually preferred Bakersfield. Sonoma County was just too liberal for my tastes. It was also too chilly (both the people and the climate).

[truthguy]

California is not going to be in drought this year. Rainfall has been pretty good.

[CougarGA7]

I miss the drive through liquor windows. ;)

[Yogafist]

Not to mention it is arguably the most beautiful state in the Union. With the highest mountain in the contiguous 48, the second lowest place on earth, the tallest trees in the world, the oldest living tree on Earth...and I could go on. Probably why it was so appealing to liberals.