CALIFORNIA: WHERE WOKE IDEAS OUTNUMBER ACTUAL PEOPLE!

Noozhawk dutifully reprinted a piece this week detailing the truly shocking news that California's population growth has stalled, with folks fleeing the state faster than you can say 'sanctuary city.' Evidently, the allure of eye-watering gas prices and homelessness encampments on every corner isn't quite the magnet the Sacramento establishment imagined it would be. Who knew that when you make it impossible for families to afford a home, raise children, or even fill up their gas tank without taking out a second mortgage, they might just pack up the U-Haul and head to Texas?

The article points to declining birth rates and immigration as culprits, cleverly sidestepping the elephant in the room: This isn't just about demographics; it's about disastrous Democrat policies. It's almost as if young couples look at California's 'progressive' utopia, where a starter home costs more than a small nation's GDP, and think, 'Perhaps we'll start our family somewhere we can actually afford to feed them.' The state's brain trust, meanwhile, seems utterly befuddled, probably wondering if another tax hike on anyone who dares to work harder than them will fix the problem.

This isn't rocket science, folks. When you incentivize poverty, discourage enterprise, and treat law-abiding citizens like ATMs for your latest green fantasy, people leave. And who can blame them? While Sacramento congratulates itself on banning gas stoves and lecturing us about 'equity,' the actual humans who make the state run are heading for greener pastures – pastures that still have natural gas hookups and where you don't need a PhD to figure out your utility bill. Perhaps if they spent less time crafting absurd regulations and more time ensuring basic affordability, they wouldn't need to re-read the Census reports with such a confused squint.