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Isnt there pretty much constantly front page posts on here complaining about California's inept government? Hardly the Golden standard we should be shooting for



California is easily the most successful state in the country with a 2.79 TRILLION GDP. That's more that France, and 6th worldwide.

We should all be so lucky to "fail" that badly...


Per capita GDP puts California at 8th place in the US - behind other liberal bastions like Alaska, Wyoming, and North Dakota.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_terr...


Wealthy state with open borders has influx of poor immigrants working hard for a better future: News, at 11.


Ah yes, comparisons with GDPs based on resource extraction.




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