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Californians feeling good about state, but worried about country
San Jose Mercury ^ | April 4, 2017 | Casey Tolan

Posted on 04/05/2017 6:04:34 AM PDT by artichokegrower

Californians are upbeat about their state — but they’re worried about the other 49.

A new poll from UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies found that 54 percent of registered voters think California is “going in the right direction,” while just 36 percent say the same about the U.S. as a whole.

(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...


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14 million Californians on Medi-Cal (Medicaid), need $50 billion in new gas taxes to fix roads, failing dams, 50 percent of elementary school children don't speak English, and a $1 trillion unfunded pension tsunami on its way.
1 posted on 04/05/2017 6:04:34 AM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

To progressives that’s moving in the right direction.


2 posted on 04/05/2017 6:05:53 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: artichokegrower

Californians feeling good about state, but worried about country


Yeah. Especially the illegals.


3 posted on 04/05/2017 6:05:56 AM PDT by Mr. Douglas (Best. Election. EVER!)
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Great. CA is doing so well that they will be able to take over all their obligations when the federal government suspends its payments to this “sanctuary state.”

In case there is a need for more funds in the future, Mexicans in CA can start paying for their kids to attend CA public schools, and Mexican families can be deleted from welfare and Obamacare rolls.


4 posted on 04/05/2017 6:10:42 AM PDT by txrefugee
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To: artichokegrower

Liberal Californians feel good about their state.


5 posted on 04/05/2017 6:11:50 AM PDT by caver (Trump: Home of the Winner)
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To: artichokegrower

Funny...my thoughts are exactly the opposite.


6 posted on 04/05/2017 6:16:55 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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The La school District spends $1 BILLION annually on illegal aliens.

That is a crime and folks should pay for their crimes.


7 posted on 04/05/2017 6:16:55 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan
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To: artichokegrower

The hipsters and their spawn are still seeing the world through rose colored glasses. " Far out man."

8 posted on 04/05/2017 6:18:10 AM PDT by jetson
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I’m feeling good about the country, but worried about Kalifornia.


9 posted on 04/05/2017 6:19:08 AM PDT by beethovenfan (I always try to maximize my carbon footprint.)
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To: artichokegrower

Meh. The “rich” can pay for all that if they would just pay their fair share of taxes in California.


10 posted on 04/05/2017 6:22:37 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: artichokegrower

The de facto one party state is utterly delusional. Millions of illegals and essentially half of the population on government “assistance” sprinkled between Silicon Valley and a gaggle of overly medicated Hollywood types. Talk about a mess!


11 posted on 04/05/2017 6:23:13 AM PDT by RU88 (Bow to no man)
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Chump Change for a State like California.

We currently SPEND $69,315,068 DOLLARS Every Single Day just to keep the 3 million Illegal Aliens in this State.

President Trump should tell California to GO POUND SAND when they call asking for money.

Californians bear an enormous fiscal burden as a result of an illegal alien population estimated at almost 3 million residents. The annual expenditure of state and local tax dollars on services for that population is $25.3 billion.

http://www.fairus.org/publications/the-fiscal-burden-of-illegal-immigration-on-california-taxpayers


12 posted on 04/05/2017 6:33:20 AM PDT by eyeamok (destruction of government records.)
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To: artichokegrower

One earthquake away from oblivion ...


13 posted on 04/05/2017 6:38:58 AM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Taglines now subject to management approval)
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Why?? Aren’t they gonna Caliexit?! So why worry!! Give them half a year and they’ll be begging us to take them back! Calimejico cannot survive on its own it needs federal funding for all the illegals!


14 posted on 04/05/2017 6:45:36 AM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: artichokegrower

That is fun because with he exception of a couple of big cities the other 49 are feeling pretty good and worried about you!


15 posted on 04/05/2017 6:59:50 AM PDT by 48th SPS Crusader (I am an American. Not a Republican or a Democrat)
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A new poll from UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies...

#FAKE NEWS

16 posted on 04/05/2017 7:08:25 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: artichokegrower

Um... if someone walked into any given echo chamber and asked the right questions they could get whatever poll to say whatever they wanted it to.

Eighty percent of the general public don’t want sanctuary cities but in the echo chamber of leftist nests like this one that number would drop to 2 or less.


17 posted on 04/05/2017 8:13:12 AM PDT by Boomer (The modern day leftist dems are the party of criminally insane propagandists.)
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14 million Californians on Medi-Cal (Medicaid), need $50 billion in new gas taxes to fix roads, failing dams, 50 percent of elementary school children don't speak English, and a $1 trillion unfunded pension tsunami on its way.

Stupid Conservative propaganda! Soulless killers of the old, the sick and the helpless!

All lies!

Obama made sure that all the streets, roads and highways nationwide were fixed back in Obama's great and successful "stimulus" phase. The famous "Shovel ready" list.

I'm almost certain that all the "shovel ready"* jobs gave the usual 10% of the total to California.

Of course all of California's roads and highways have already been fixed.

I could spend all day perusing the web site below...

*****CAUTION*****

If you suffer from life-threatening high blood pressure, or are a recovering alcoholic, DO NOT---REPEAT, DO NOT VISIT THIS SITE.

*****You have been warned*****

California Tax Revenue History 1970-2014

*****

18 posted on 04/05/2017 1:54:16 PM PDT by publius911 (I SUPPORT MY PRESIDENT?)
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