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78 sats \ 7 replies \ @kepford OP 13h \ on: Easy to Mock California Politics_And_Law
There are subtle things that California has done that might "sound nice" to the average person.
- Like restricting how much insurance companies can charge... cough.
- Insane restrictions on housing construction and construction in general
- Stupid occupational licensing regulations
- Stupid tax policy
- Insane projects like the "high speed" rail project
- Price controls on energy as well as massive government regulation of utilities (Fires, high prices, unreliability)
I could go on but almost all of these things are only matters of scale in other states. Its not that California is communist and your state is free. Its that California has a more large welfare and regulatory system and one party control. California is much more like many European democracies than China. Its not a bad place to live. It is expensive.
Most states I have spent time in are headed down the same path. A few seem to be shifting in a different direction but I'm not convinced it will stick. I hope I am wrong.
The country is getting increasingly polarized geographically. Until quite recently, I had the same view as you about CA just being ahead of the pack. Now, I do sense that much of the middle and south are actually going a different direction. Many states are passing interesting laws on gun rights, legal tender, school choice, etc.
They aren't going to go full Rothbard or anything, but I don't think they're going towards CA anymore.
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I agree to a point but there is far to much focus on the superficial surface issues.
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My concern is that the focus is being led largely by conservatives simply reacting to cultural progressive ideology instead of true reform.
The issues in California aren't new, they have just become impossible to ignore. Was recently in Dallas and it looks like a California city. Same issues.
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I'd say the changes happening in many states are not generally happening in their cities. That's a problem for another day.
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If you visit rural California you will find the same sort of people you find in rural parts of most states... part of my point.
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I understand, but it's translating into changes to state level laws in other parts of the country.
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Perhaps these policies are not meant to be stupid, but rather meant to destroy the system that works well around the world. Once the old system is totally destroyed, a new system, more to THEIR liking will be emplaced. It seems to be happening on a world-wide basis for THEIR benefit.
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