> So its disingenuous to characterize the state as obstructing progress when its clearly done the opposite. If by progress you mean increase poverty then we ag

> So its disingenuous to characterize the state as obstructing progress when its clearly done the opposite. If by progress you mean increase poverty then we agree. Otherwise I didn’t talk about “progress” one way or another. > If Texas was even moderately liberal/centrist and enacted commonsense policies (Medicaid expansion, State taxes to fund healthcare education etc) it would do a LOT better. Maybe. Or maybe Texas would do worse and their poverty rate would grow to match California! California is able to pass all kinds of bills and spend all kinds of money because it is a very very wealthy state. Did California policies directly cause that wealth or is Hollywood + Silicon Valley a matter of luck? Or perhaps out of California’s thousands of policies only a couple (such as non-compete) had a significant influence on their economic bounty.