You forget history over the last 26 years in California, including electing RR to two terms as Governor and 2 as potus. The cost of living was reasonable in Ca. during that period of time. Now it is nearly impossible for young families to live in desirable areas near the coast. A new couple starting out with combined income of $100,000 a year can simply not afford to buy homes starting at $500,000 or more in the coastal towns and cities. And irresponsible governments are just making it worse. Calif. is referred to frequently here on FR as the part of the left coast, a very appropriate description.
You forget RR governorship, in which he, among other things, supported legalized abortion.
The cost of living was reasonable in Ca. during that period of time. Now it is nearly impossible for young families to live in desirable areas near the coast. A new couple starting out with combined income of $100,000 a year can simply not afford to buy homes starting at $500,000 or more in the coastal towns and cities. And irresponsible governments are just making it worse. Calif. is referred to frequently here on FR as the part of the left coast, a very appropriate description.
Yeah--I was saying just that, actually.
Has it ever been? People had the same complaint thirty years ago - the only difference is that California coastal real estate has gotten even more desirable over time. The politics that have had the greatest negative effect on property values (and "negative" is in the eye of the beholder) stem from local NIMBY-ism, not from state Democrats irresponsible tax-and-spend policies.