california has a $100 billion (!) budget surplus [1] and is ranked the 3rd worst state to live in [2] where does all of the money go? [1] calmatters.org/politics/2022… [2] topagency.com/report/best-wo…

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Billions are burned by forest fires every year. Why doesn’t the state government fix it with all the money?
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I wish there was an app that would break down California budget down to every town, every bill, every employee. And a candidate that would use this app as a platform to run.
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-Pension liabilities that have grown significantly over the past 20 years -A general approach to governance/management that measures success according to *Funding Allocated* instead of *Outcomes Achieved*
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This is the Internet. You can type things like "Fremont top city for tech" and get an article mercurynews.com/2012/10/09/f… It's Rule 86: there is always one news article on the Internet that will rank your city or state at the top or bottom for a given quality
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The reasons was maked CA this rich state are,1- affordable for the movie industry against Edison patents, 2- affordable for tech companies. Now, the only thing that this state is not is being affordable.!
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We need bootcamps for political leaders and government officials. Significant progress and societal gains will come from better governance
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This Tweet looks like a little scientific paper :D
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State rankings like [2] are always matters of widely divergent opinions. Wyoming is probably not everybody's idea of the best state to live in.
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It’s wasted.
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