I’ve yet been to a better state. Sure most of Switzerland was better, but in the US?
California is a shithole. It’s the worst state in America. It’s rank 48 of 50 when it comes to freedom in the USA. It has the second highest unemployment rate and the most overall unemployed residents.
It has the worst air pollution of any state in America.
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The place is literally a dump...It’s filled with homelessness and illegal aliens…
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Crime is out of control…When you start evaluating California from a quality of life point of view it ranks almost dead last in every criteria when compared to other states. It’s no wonder that they are losing residents faster than any other state in America. If you actually like California, you’re setting the bar pretty low.
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No, you're right. I mean, there are always people who have subjective preferences for other states because they like being really cold and buried in snow, or sweltering hot. It's not the #1 top ranking in many things besides economy, but overall the metrics are good for education, safety, public health, social welfare, population density, earning potential and overall infrastructure, and ranks positively on most.
Aside from human factors, the state itself is just gorgeous. Beautiful coastline, tons of resources, lots of wild areas, natural parks, forests, mountains, rivers, lakes, the works. You can go to the beach one day, go snowboarding the next. It's perfect for outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers.
Some other great states are HI, OR, FL, MT, CO, UT, VT, ME. Really most of the states have at least a few good things about them, but some are so miserable on 90% of factors I wouldn't want to live there or even visit other than very briefly.
A lot of people of course are polarized against CA due to their politics, which is fine. No one wants them here, anyway.
I like many cities that I've been to like Bao Ji China, Shanghai China, Sydney Australia, Barcelona Spain, New York America, Miami America... I do not know if I spelled all those places correctly though.
Contrary to what California haters say, I don't think so.
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California is loosing citizens faster than any other state. Most are leaving because of the sky high taxes and the big crime problem. They are sick of stepping in San Francisco street chocolate too. Many people are relocating to Texas or Florida. They are more citizen friendly
It's very subjective. What one person likes might be very different than what another likes.
I've been in almost every state, most of them multiple times. I've lived in 10 states, including California. There is a reason why I no longer live there. In my opinion MOST states are better than California. Of the 10 I've lived in, I'd say that 4 were worse than California, and 5 were better.
The problems with California:
A really crappy job market
Very high cost of housing
Crazy politics (which have gotten a lot worse since I lived there)
Highly regulated
High taxes
Too damn crowded (It would be more accurate to say the population is highly concentrated in a few places)
Traffic
Everyone is always in such a damn hurry (nobody can sit still in California)
The only big plus of California is the natural beauty, but there are plenty of other states that are just as nice or nicer.I consider California one of the worst states.
I don't know how you mean your comment.
Now, I'll agree that weather wise, scenery, view, climate, beauty and stuff California is wonderful.
But, due to the far left leadership, the over taxation, regulations, bans and restrictions, the rampant homelessness and crime, how psycho places like San Fransisco are, the rampant illegal immigration... California has turned in to a shithole. It is 100% the fault of evil, moronic leadership over the last 30-40 years.
If California and law abiding, moral, strong leaders over the last 40 plus years it would probably still be a great place.
It is odd how republicans complain about it and yet more republicans live in California than any other state.
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In the US? Literally anywhere is better than California at this point.
California like any state does have its problems. but just keep in mind that were it to be it's own sovereign nation it would be the 6th largest economy of the world. there might be a few states with a better overall quality of life but i think it ranks up there for most.
I could toss a coin out of Cali, Oregon, and Washington State. All the southern states are the worst.
California, lifestyle-wise, used to be nice because it combined the best of liberal and conservative policies. No more. Now it is dominated by one party and what remains of the other party is wacko too, as evidenced by Trump winning with 75% of the GOP primary votes. It used to be more libertarian in some ways while still having good affordable higher education. Now that is gone - a-hole AG Bonta wants to tell the cities what to do.
Lol typical california superiority complex. There really isn't anything great there but people from there tend to think it's better than everywhere else for no reason
California is a beautiful powerful state, but it’s economic strength comes from government subsidies otherwise they would have no agricultural sector.
despite its geography, the way the state is run is causing too many people to suffer except for those making so much money that regardless of a 95% tax rate they would still live care free.
Probably but I would still move there out of all the states I have visited or lived in if I could afford it.
Nearly all of them. Probably not Oregon or Washington. We don't have massive homeless encampments shutting down commercial blocks in most of the states. Stepping over syringes on the streets is actually unheard of in most of the country.
Other than the bad roads in some places and often insane traffic, California is pretty awesome, except for in some of the misadministered cities.
the problems of California already infected neighbor oregon. try idaho or utah both better
Depends on your definition of the word better
Some people mean a totally different thing with that wordlots of places are better then California lol it's not exactly high up there.
I grew up in Cali and while I love my home, I would rather have been born in NC.
Many... Many... States.. Forget the nice weather, the high cost of living is not worth it alone..
i have lived a very nice life in California but i have definitely seen it get much worse for a lot of people in the past 5 years
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