> The State of California does not give anything to other states. California and Californians should be considered as a whole, as one enables the other. Califo

> The State of California does not give anything to other states. California and Californians should be considered as a whole, as one enables the other. Californian's pay federal taxes and they lose money on these. > California is not even a huge giver, as it receives about $.95 [guestimated from the bar chart] for every $1 its people pay in federal taxes.) Worth noting that this is still more than other states because of the size of the economy in question. > My point is that California is not an obvious shining economic example. Whether DE, NY, and WY are making wise or foolish choices is unrelated to CA's choices. If the field is "States in the US" then California's strategies are obviously demonstrating success. That California also has governance problems is inarguable (our petition system needs to change, you can't govern public policy in a vacuum from the budget). It doesn't invalidate the point. The point is that California's stance on worker protection, health care, overtime, and libel have enabled its citizens to succeed despite a federal economy that its somewhat hostile to the states.