It’s tough to believe, but yes short-term liberal economics can work well. CA’s state budget of $300b is insane. But it’s also a very rich state with lots of taxes and seems to be running fairly well so far.
You don’t live here do you?
Try driving down pretty much any city street that outside Bel Air or Beverly hills, the pot holes could stop an Abrams tank.
Look at all the crime and garbage on the average streets of any town.
Seems strange to me; a 97.5 billion dollar surplus but the states infrastructure is a pile of shit!