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Why do people dislike California? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by arcrust@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@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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[–] jemorgan@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorry but it’s very uncommon for the people who are making a place into somewhere that the underprivileged hate to be the same people that are moving to other places.

If you’ve got the power to drive up housing prices in the state that you currently live in, you’re not going to be in the group that’s moving across the country to have a shot at being successful.

Of course when people can’t earn enough to be successful in CA and move to CO for a better life, the uncreased housing demand in CO is going to bring prices up a bit. But those people aren’t the ones who made CA so expensive. In fact, they’re actively making it less expensive by leaving the state.

[–] Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They and their compatriots certainly did vote for the politicians that stopped the police doing any work. That's what I was talking about.

[–] jemorgan@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Which CA ballot initiative are you talking about stops the police from doing their work?

[–] Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Proposition 47.

[–] jemorgan@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you mixed up? Prop 47 reduces jail time for nonviolent and non serious drug and property crimes.

Seems pretty disingenuous to represent that as preventing the police from doing their jobs. Unless you honestly think cops’ job is to maximize the amount of time that drug addicts spend in jail.

[–] Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It basically decriminalized theft under $950. The cops are not investigating misdemeanor thefts because it's so rampant. And if they do they catch and release because the DAs don't press charges.

[–] jemorgan@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

That is false.

Cops aren’t investigating misdemeanor thefts for the same reason that they don’t investigate anything that they’re not forced to. They don’t care.

It’s funny that you blame prop 47 for the fact that cops are refusing to enforce prop 47.