Thread: Two Californias

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Abandoned farms, Third World living conditions, pervasive public assistance -- welcome to the once-thriving Central Valley.

The last three weeks I have traveled about, taking the pulse of the more forgotten areas of central California. I wanted to witness, even if superficially, what is happening to a state that has the highest sales and income taxes, the most lavish entitlements, the near-worst public schools (based on federal test scores), and the largest number of illegal aliens in the nation, along with an overregulated private sector, a stagnant and shrinking manufacturing base, and an elite environmental ethos that restricts commerce and productivity without curbing consumption...

Read the whole thing. Trust me, it's worth it!

Originally Posted by Shapka

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/255320/two-californias-victor-davis-hanson


Abandoned farms, Third World living conditions, pervasive public assistance -- welcome to the once-thriving Central Valley.

The last three weeks I have traveled about, taking the pulse of the more forgotten areas of central California. I wanted to witness, even if superficially, what is happening to a state that has the highest sales and income taxes, the most lavish entitlements, the near-worst public schools (based on federal test scores), and the largest number of illegal aliens in the nation, along with an overregulated private sector, a stagnant and shrinking manufacturing base, and an elite environmental ethos that restricts commerce and productivity without curbing consumption...

Read the whole thing. Trust me, it's worth it!

I'm right here In the middle of It,and have been writing about the exact same thing for YEARS.... Victor Davis Hanson lives here too... TS

His book Mexifornia is spellbinding, albeit in an horrifying way. I don't think anyone articulates the disaster that unfettered immigration has created in his state more eloquently.

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