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The Superbar / Re: Daily Dose of Doom Thread
« Last post by SoCalEagle on Today at 06:46:53 PM »Remember when America's largest state (by far) - a state with a GDP larger than all but 4 countries - was doomed because people were moving out "in droves"?
California’s population grew in 2023, halting 3 years of decline, state estimates
https://apnews.com/article/california-population-growth-pandemic-decline-0d2bfc2c0a4ced0c3c2ad934207818bc?
Of course, one really needed a generous definition of "droves" to justify the doom talk ... and California's population today is larger than it was just a few years ago.
And thank goodness! The taxes paid for and income generated by California corporations and residents helps carry money-sucking states like Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, West Virginia, etc.
Don't get me started ....