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Arizona is a fast growing state but it's hardly a fair comparison. A better comparison would be Texas or Florida, which people on the coasts seem to turn their
by oceanplexian 4y ago
Arizona is a fast growing state but it's hardly a fair comparison. A better comparison would be Texas or Florida, which people on the coasts seem to turn their noses up at.
Both are growing at roughly 3 times the pace of California, with Texas predicted to surpass California's GDP in under 20 years (Perhaps faster, if things accelerate). If you look at the East Coast situation, e.g. Florida and New York, it's much more damning, FL's population surpassed NY only a few years ago, and its GDP will likely surpass NY in less than 5 years (1.2T vs 1.9T). Not sure what will happen with the water situation but it seems like the final nail in the coffin of bad policies that have sent CA into a downward spiral.
- mackmgg 4y agoI don't think they were trying to say Arizona is the alternative California people would move to. I think they were saying it's the state that's going to feel the effects of prolonged drought first, because they have less access to seawater to desalinate and fewer resources to try and buy what little water is left compared to California.
- CharlesW 4y agoExactly, thank you.
- jpollock 4y ago"Both are growing at roughly 3 times the pace of California" I'm sorry, where is that number coming from? 3x growth anywhere in the USA vs California would be majestically impressive! I found: Growth : (1yr, 3yr, 5yr) Texas : 7.35%, 2.24%, 12.32% California : 7.17%, 8.06%, 16.69% Florida : 6.45%, 8.04%, 14.91% Is the 3x growth in a different statistic? https://www.deptofnumbers.com/gdp/california/ https://www.deptofnumbers.com/gdp/california/ https://www.deptofnumbers.com/gdp/florida/ https://www.deptofnumbers.com/gdp/florida/ https://www.deptofnumbers.com/gdp/texas/ https://www.deptofnumbers.com/gdp/texas/
- tuatoru 4y agoGP was talking about population, not GDP. Do you have those numbers?