Top Tweets for #BackToCali

As a Californian, I wouldn’t trade a state with the highest peak in the continental US for one whose highest point is a landfill with zoning approval. Now let’s do math, not vibes. California is the 4th largest economy on Earth. Bigger than Germany. Bigger than Japan. Florida isn’t in the same sentence. California is a net donor to the federal government. We send tens of billions more to DC than we get back. Florida is a net taker. You cash the checks we write. California: • World’s leading innovation economy • Produces ~14% of US GDP • Feeds, powers, entertains, and funds the country • Ports that move the US economy • Universities that drive global science • Agriculture that literally feeds America Florida: • Tourism • Real estate churn • Insurance markets collapsing in real time • GDP smaller than California by more than half Your $47 car registration isn’t efficiency. It’s deferred maintenance and someone else picking up the tab. Different tax structures. Different services. Different outcomes. If low fees equaled greatness, West Virginia would be Switzerland. Anecdotes aren’t economics. And freeloading isn’t fiscal virtue. Oh - you do have larger bugs, more pythons as an invasive species, worse maternal mortality, worse overall healthcare and STEM scores that will never lead to a Silicon valley checking for graduates.