(08-14-2023, 01:47 PM)WingerDinger Wrote:

(08-14-2023, 01:44 PM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote: If California was a country, their GDP would rank 5th in the world.   Also, not sure if you've been to California (I assume not), but their landscape (ocean, mountains, farmlands, desert) and climate are 2nd to none.  This flatland microwave with 100% humidity that we live here in Florida is getting harder to deal with each year.

And yet, people are leaving California and New York by the droves.. They're not just leaving San Francisco and New York City, they're leaving the states themselves..

But yeah, California and New York are the bestesses!!!

lolololololol

Leaving in droves?    They've basically lost 410,000 of the 39 million population in a 5-year period.  California simply got too expensive and now that people can work remotely, there's no reason to pay $1.2m for a 2,000 square foot house in the suburbs of San Diego, LA, or SF when you can get the same for $600,000 in Phoenix or $350,000 in Jacksonville.   California's like Boars Head.  Boars Head turkey is better than the Publix brand but ultimately when Boars Head goes up in price from $8.99/pound to $12.99 a pound, some people will ultimately opt for the Publix brand. 

The population of California in 2022 was 39,029,342, a 0.29% decline from 2021. 
The population of California in 2021 was 39,142,991, a 0.91% decline from 2020. 
The population of California in 2020 was 39,501,653, a 0.16% increase from 2019. 
The population of California in 2019 was 39,437,610, a 0% increase from 2018.

https://www.macrotrends.net/states/calif...rom%202018.

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