Although they do have huge industries that produce jobs and a lot of wealth, their debt and social commitments will outstrip all benefits gained. Plus, it is not sustainable. The solution would be to raise taxes. Eventually, it would be too expensive to live in CA.
Also, in order to be environmentally friendly, they have restrictions on energy production at all levels. What people don’t realize is that they rely on surrounding states for their energy and so that they can appear to be friendly to the environment. If they were to secede they would have to change this policy and if they didn’t change, those industries and wealth would disappear and they would soon turn into an third world country.
Bottom line: environmentalism and economic prosperity are very often in conflict with each other.
Eventually, it would be too expensive to live in CA.
I just looked at the calendar. It said that today is Eventually.
Their bustling harbors wouldn’t bustle any more, if they were only serving their own state; their naval and other military facilities would shrivel w/o the megabillions flowing from the federal center.