Victor Davis Hanson: California Is Stuck in a 'Doom Loop'
"The real problem is that 300,000 to 500,000 Californians are leaving the state. They can't put up with what I just discussed. They're sick of it." — Victor Davis Hanson
California has some of the highest taxes and energy costs in the country, but residents say quality of life is getting worse. Yet voters continue to keep the same political leadership in power.
The issue isn't just policy failure—it's a massive population shift.
As taxpayers and businesses leave, they are being replaced by a population dependent on government programs, while the wealthy political elite remains insulated from the consequences.
@VDHanson explains why he believes California is stuck in a "doom loop" and what the state's future will look like if current trends continue on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”
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FWIW, I am working on a much more detailed take on the MOU and related matters, but let me post this very brief thought:
I find much to be concerned about in this MOU and I am truly hopeful that the next 60-days can be used to make important amendments to it. I trust the administration is open to making some very important changes and not dug in as this negotiation continues. To name only one issue among others, there is no way most Americans, let alone Israelis and the Lebanese, can abide a deal in which Hezbollah, which has brutally murdered hundreds of our fellow citizens, is essentially protected by our government in alliance with the Iranian regime, and free to continue to kill Americans, Israelis, and others as the most potent terror weapon of the Iranian regime not only survives but is immunized. And since Israel is the only country that actually fights this enemy with its soldiers and airmen, and whose citizens are in the direct line of fire from missile and drone attacks, nobody in their right mind will tolerate this. No amount of berating our ally or pressuring the PM, which is shocking, changes anything. I want to underscore Hezbollah has killed our people and we've done next to nothing to deal with it. In and of itself, that is shameful.
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Invaded. All planned.
The West must be saved.
DC’s full of politicians beggin’ lobbyists for cash & backroom favors. That ain’t me, friends.
I’d rather have $5 from a patriot than $5,000 from a slick-haired, martini-guzzling operator.
If you can spare a little for my re-election campaign today, I’d appreciate it.