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the imbalance between what California contributes vs receivers Do you have a firsthand source for that, or are you just quoting unsupported media quotes? The
by masonic 10y ago
the imbalance between what California contributes vs receivers
Do you have a firsthand source for that, or are you just quoting unsupported media quotes? The one study on that topic that I've seen omitted a lot of Federal spending in CA, such as transfer payments, military personnel, CA's share of defense spending, etc.
Remember that CA has had a lot of power in Congress under Democrats, including two senior Senators and the Speaker of the House twice.
- guelo 10y agoEvery state gets two senators.
- guyzero 10y agoEvery state gets two senators and the one that's served the longest is called the "senior" senator and the other the "junior". By definition a state can't have two senior senators.
- dredmorbius 10y agoA charitable interpretation would be to note that as of the 114th Congress, both California's senators have high seniority, which is how senate rank and privileges are determined. Boxer's retirement leaves CA in the 115th Congress with Feinstein, 8th, and Harris, 97th. http://www.periodicalpress.senate.gov/seniority/ http://www.periodicalpress.senate.gov/seniority/
- guyzero 10y agoThat plus each CA senator represents over 18 million people as a contrast to Wyoming's senators which represent a hair over 284,000 people each.
- JamilD 10y ago"A lot of power" 2/50 senators = 4% 55/538 electoral votes = 10.2% Compared to: Population = 13% of US GDP = 15% of US
- flukus 10y agoSo splitting California into two or more states would go a long way to solving the issue?
- mateo411 10y agoThat won't work because of water rights.
- flukus 10y agoWhy is this not a federal issue anyway? How many watersheds extend across state/national lines?
- mateo411 10y agoNorthern CA sends a lot of its water to Southern CA. The Owens Valley is where the LA gets most of its water. There are water deals between different states. San Diego gets the majority of its water from the Colorado River. Seven states have agreements on how much water they can take from the Colorado River.