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Why do people dislike California? (lemmy.ml)

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I recently moved to California. Before i moved, people asked me "why are you moving there, its so bad?". Now that I'm here, i understand it less. The state is beautiful. There is so much to do.

I know the cost of living is high, and people think the gun control laws are ridiculous (I actually think they are reasonable, for the most part). There is a guy I work with here that says "the policies are dumb" but can't give me a solid answer on what is so bad about it.

So, what is it that California does (policy-wise) that people hate so much?

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[-] ComradeKhoumrag@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago

There's a lot of truth to this, however for public transport, there were plans to modernize the public transport until Musk derailed those plans with a failed hyperloop

[-] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

The people that were elected could have entirely ignored Musk; they always had that power.

I've seen opposition to expanding public transport near me; Atlanta was trying to expand MARTA north (into Fulton county, IIRC), and the measure was overwhelmingly rejected by people in Fulton because it would have made it easier for "those" people from Cobb county (Atlanta proper) to move to Fulton. Certain wealthy people view public transport as something that only the poors use--rather than as a benefit to the entire public--and oppose it because of fears that it will devalue their property.

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