Unlike your hiring of someone flaky and you paying the price for it few voters actually bear the consequences of what they vote for. They always demand someone else pay for their pet project usually "business" and the "rich". Until those that pay little or nothing for their choices feel some pain they will continue on their marry way.
The piper always gets paid. "You can pay me now, or you can pay me later".
Do Californians seem to demand a free ride entirely too often? In my opinion, yes. And they are paying for this free ride by now having it cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for a small home, by having utilities prices through the roof, by having an oppressive tax code. It is likely to get worse, too.