Agreed. Whether the rest of the country would be willing to let California totally sink remains to be seen.
I’m pretty sure we’ll find out in my lifetime.
I worked high in the ranks for a CA public employee union for ten years. I can testify as to the attitude they have towards the taxpayers in CA and the rest of the states. Not good. Any help they would get does not go to the good people of CA, it goes to the unions.