So all DMVs suck and CA actually has one of the top 5 customer satisfaction ratings in the USA (1). If you're wondering why DMVs suck in general, it's most like

So all DMVs suck and CA actually has one of the top 5 customer satisfaction ratings in the USA (1). If you're wondering why DMVs suck in general, it's most likely due to the chronic understaffing & number of people that use the service (2). If you live in CA, you can actually do most things DMV online and quickly. There is that super annoying Real ID law though and you have to visit a DMV for that. That law was passed under a Republican administration (congress & presidential) (3) in 2005, is creating a massive burden for the DMV, and has few if any benefits for national security. I'd suggest thinking about ways we can improve the service or reduce the reliance on it. California is the most diverse state in the USA (4) and accommodation for many languages for an in-person service is really difficult. California certainly has significant unique issues but you picked an astounding poor example with little research or thought. A bigger problem we should look at is why liberals fund this whole country and conservatives are so dependent on welfare (5 - look in particular at the state dependency map based on political leaning). Democratic congressional districts represent 70% of GDP (6) despite representing 50% of the US senate. Isn't that crazy? (1) https://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/04/prweb11796238.htm https://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/04/prweb11796238.htm (2) https://www.dmvcalifornia.us/why-dmv-so-slow/ https://www.dmvcalifornia.us/why-dmv-so-slow/ (3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_ID_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_ID_Act (4) https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2020-09-10/california-is-the-most-diverse-state-in-the-us https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2020-09-10/... (5) https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-least-dependent-on-the-federal-government/2700 https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-least-dependent-on-the... (6) https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/10/election-2020-democrats-republicans-economy.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/10/election-2020-democrats-repu...