[Ron C.]

"California right itself in five to ten years"

Would that this could happen soon! I've seen so many good folks leave the state due to lack of good jobs, as hundreds of thousands of small manufacturing businesses fled the state.

I remember so well that many of the same problem existed when Reagan became Governor here, and we experienced a huge return of manufacturing and other small business that hired tens of thousands. I remember too, under Reagan, we had a massive expansion of home building, and homes were CHEAP (as compared to current prices.)

[DoughtyOne]

California right itself in five to ten years

Would that this could happen soon! I've seen so many good folks leave the state due to lack of good jobs, as hundreds of thousands of small manufacturing businesses fled the state.

What's sad to me, in addition to that, is the people who have moved in behind those who left.  You simply cannot support schools, city infrastructure, county efforts, or state programs on what they donate to the system.  In effect, we have gone back decades in salaries and taxes provided, because they sent the productive packing.

And now Section 8 and other government programs are having to support masses of people in areas where folks used to support themselves.  Mass transit is by and large a big government handout to illegals and other low income people.  When folks tell me that certain groups don't really cost us all that much, I shake my head.  We know better.

I remember so well that many of the same problem existed when Reagan became Governor here, and we experienced a huge return of manufacturing and other small business that hired tens of thousands.

Exactly!  Look, until this state tosses out the Democrats and puts fiscal Conservatives in their place, California will continue on it's downward spiral.  (I realize you know this, but readers from elsewhere may not.)

I remember too, under Reagan, we had a massive expansion of home building, and homes were CHEAP (as compared to current prices.)

Well today in some places, we are more land-locked that under Reagan.  Still, some very nicely configured multiple family structures could be created that would turn quite a profit.  The problem is, they want folks to live in 500 to 800 square feet these days.  They aren't creating the larger unit multiple family dwellings.

Give people 2,000 to 3,300 square foot living spaces for under $500k, and folks will gobble them up.  There's no reason to force folks to either throw away rent payments, or make payments on a $1 million dollar home, which so few can afford.

Once again, the Leftist thinking is a very destructive force.