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> They're really just stupid out here.

I don't think this is a fair statement and rather it seems like you want just to put a label on the whole state to avoid having to research into why didn't California build more reservoirs; frankly, to me it makes you look like a troll.

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For sure. Motivated reasoning is a huge problem around political issues. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motivated_reasoning

On the one hand, it's the same reason we stopped building freeways: federal funding dried up - they own almost all the dams because they own almost all the land. On the other hand, as a Californian, I couldn't agree more with the GP.

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