California recovered decently after military base closures in the 90s. It still has Silicon Valley and a dominant public college system. The UC system is the second only to the Ivy League in prestige, and its productivity is higher under some standards. This almost guarantees that Californian businesses will stay near the forefront of the tech sectors. Also, it's location makes California America's trading post to Asia. California's living Constitution is a double edged sword. Every year, the voters can decide on regulations for businesses and specific tax codes. It might make the business and energy sector look weak or tame in some respects, but Californian companies have had less corporate scandals than a state like Texas. There are its mistakes such as relying too heavily on corporate taxes before the bubble, or the god awful way of handling energy deregulation, but the proposition system has allowed several grass roots movements over the years such as the first clean water and clean air regulation in the US on any governmental level. It's an ongoing experiment whose successful policies are emulated across other states. California is America's guinea pig.
I'd forgotten that! It was a big deal here during that California power crisis. There's another thing... because of Texas being an independent nation, which joined the US via a treaty, we have very little Federal land. What the Feds have, I believe, was either purchased or given to them by the state.
what? you guys dont love the USA? are you guys traitors to the country? that is treasonous. Texas > joy ja, though i find some chicks in joy ja hawt and belle-ish.
