Your answer is 90% accurate. The Federal subsidy for the Medicaid expansion was short lived and essentially each governor had to decide if in an environment that requires balanced budgets (State’s have stricter controls largely because they can’t print money) will they be able to absorb the cost once the subsidy goes…

Just for Fun.

He had a long criminal history and the $30 of candy was merely the last straw. Please read beyond the headline.

Yes, California has more low or no wage earners, and it retains some very well paid entertainment or tech industry jobs (see other article about bad jobs in tech), but the small businesses that power most economies are leaving. It’s been happening for a number of years.

I love that people think that companies won’t close, or leave or dramatically increase their prices to cover the cost of this.