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That really baffles me about CA. The quality of services and amenities doesn’t seem any higher there - in fact in many cases it seems lower than low tax burden
by throwawaysea 5y ago
That really baffles me about CA. The quality of services and amenities doesn’t seem any higher there - in fact in many cases it seems lower than low tax burden states. Where does it all go? Is it too simplistic to say the government is mismanaged and has unqualified workers spending massive budgets? Or is it that public workers are lazy/coasting? Something else?
- throwaway6734 5y agoOne possible cause is that municipal workers (cops, teachers, firefighters) require much higher salaries due to the higher CoL
- varelse 5y agoIf it's to be believed, 40% of our budget is spent on education, 25% on health and human services, and 7% on prisons... https://www.ebudget.ca.gov/2008-09-EN/BudgetSummary/SUM/1249561.html https://www.ebudget.ca.gov/2008-09-EN/BudgetSummary/SUM/1249... But also, people are really triggered by rain reclamation for some reason. They're not saying why though which is weird.