GOLDEN STATE POVERTY: NEWSOM'S 'DOMINANCE' INCLUDES MAKING RESIDENTS BROKE

Noozhawk recently recycled a Dan Walters piece, dutifully informing us that California's cost of living is, shocker, a tad steep, pushing residents into a special kind of 'poverty' that only the Golden State could invent. Apparently, we’re 'near, but not at' the top, which, for a state that prides itself on being 'first in the nation' for every harebrained progressive experiment, feels like a participation trophy. It's almost as if years of crushing regulations, astronomical taxes, and a ceaseless war on affordable energy might have, just maybe, contributed to the inability of normal folks to afford a broom closet in a good school district.

Governor Newsom, bless his heart, loves to crow about California's 'global stature' and how we 'dominate in every category.' And he's right! We dominate in gas prices, homelessness, and the steady exodus of anyone with a modicum of fiscal sense. This isn’t a bug, folks, it’s a feature of the progressive utopia they’ve been building. When you declare war on domestic energy production, mandate expensive 'green' everything, and then wonder why the working class can’t pay their utility bills, you’re not just bad at math; you’re actively hostile to economic reality.

The real story Noozhawk conveniently overlooks is that this isn't accidental. It’s the predictable outcome of policies designed to punish productivity and reward dependency. While the state government pats itself on the back for 'solving' problems it created, the average Californian is just trying to figure out how to afford groceries and rent without having to sell a kidney. It’s a brilliant strategy, really: drive everyone out, then claim credit for the fewer people left needing 'services.'

President Trump's economy is roaring, fueled by sensible energy policies and a commitment to American prosperity, yet here in California, the local establishment continues to double down on the very policies that are making life unbearable. Perhaps if our esteemed leaders spent less time virtue-signaling on the world stage and more time addressing the bread-and-butter issues facing their constituents, California wouldn't be 'near' the top in poverty; it'd be near the bottom for economic sanity.