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That is strange, because CA seems to do really well economically for being a disaster. GDP per capita is 79k in CA and US GDP per capita is only 65k.

So maybe, just maybe, they know a good bit more than you are willing to give them credit for because you are unable to see reality through the haze of your politics.

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Seems to be doing well despite CA's policies and politics not because of.

How do you know that? That is just an opinion based purely on your politics disagreeing with the actual facts about CA.

This would be important if GDP was at all related to standard of living.

Can you show me a country with a very low gdp per capita and a high standard of living?

Vatican City

Ridiculous example.

"The only people allowed to live in the Vatican City are clergy (religious people) and the Swiss Guards who are the Police force of the country."

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/quality-of-...

They are #19 in standard of living. Seems fine.

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