I grew up in the best State... California in the 50's - 80's when the Adult Republicans built an amazing place and economy. The Childish Liberals are grossly ruining it - Shameful! Here’s a must read about NEWSOM’S FAILED CALIFORNIA… * Highest Unemployment Rate * Highest Homelessness * Highest Poverty Rate adjusting for Cost of Living * Highest adult Illiteracy Rate * 2nd lowest % of Home Ownership * Highest individual Income Tax Rates * Highest Sales Tax * Highest Capital Gains Tax * 2nd highest Electricity Rates * 2nd highest Water Rates * 2nd highest cost of owning a home - 59% higher than the national average * Highest COL - 45% higher than the national average (INCLUDING CA) * Highest Gas Taxes & Prices raising annually every July. Yet only 3 States’ highways are ranked worse than CA * 8th highest median homeowner Property Tax bill - 21.6% higher than TX * By FAR the highest fees for building a home or apartment * 2nd highest per prisoner incarceration cost * Highest traffic ticket costs (over triple the national average) * K-12 CA teachers last year received the highest average salary of $95,000+ Yet CA students score 39th out of the 48 states that test their pupils * CA fees for building a tract home are $40K to $150K - the national average is under $10K * And finally, CA has Highest % of residents fleeing to other states! Perhaps there's a connection? UPDATED March 2025 by Richard Rider