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I'm curious how much agriculture propped up the California economy during the last few tech busts. As a California native, the divisions are naive bordering on
by jmspring 13y ago
I'm curious how much agriculture propped up the California economy during the last few tech busts. As a California native, the divisions are naive bordering on idiotic. A state of Silicon Valley that were to have a tech downturn would have serious problems with a lack of diversity in industry.
But, hey, Tim Draper has way more money than I do and California has a history of letting those with lots of money float silly ideas.
- mblakele 13y agoAgriculture in California is relatively unimportant, according to 2008 BEA statistics cited at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gross_Domestic_Product_of_California_2008_%28millions_of_current_dollars%29.svg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gross_Domestic_Product_of_... - just 2% of California's notional GDP. I think I have read 4% from another source, but either way it is marginal. I tend to think that the comments on electoral statistics have this right. It is an attempt to tilt the Senate and Electoral College.
- gte910h 13y agoIt may be economically not significant, but its a huge pile of food. I live on the east coast, and much of my food is still from California farms.