Current Events > California's economy is now the fifth largest in the world =O

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http://fortune.com/2018/05/05/california-fifth-biggest-economy-passes-united-kingdom/

If the state with its 39.5 million people was an independent country, it would have the fifth largest economy in the world, according to new federal figured released on Friday just surpassing the United Kingdom, which has a population of 65.6 million.

Californias economy of $2.7 trillion sits behind the United States, China, Japan and Germany. Californias large economy is attributed to its thriving tech sector and Hollywood, according to the Associated Press. It has 12% of the U.S. population, but has contributed 16% of total job growth between 2012 and 2017. Californias gross domestic product also went up by $127 billion from 2016 to 2017, helping to give it a push to reach the fifth spot.

Wow.
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thanks brexit
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I wish I lived in Cali.

California is amazing.
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Inb4 triggered cons
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There are more people in california than there are in canada
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Liberal shithole

Lets get Cali to #1!

never fails to shock me how a single state is more powerful than so many other countries. this is incredible.
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I'd still never want to live there
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DarthAragorn posted...

I'd still never want to live there

why?
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FFVII_REMAKE posted...

Liberal shithole

I would rather live in a "liberal shithole" than a trash state (aka the south) full of obese, ignorant, religious zealots.
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I would live there if I was rich
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Damn_Underscore posted...

I would live there if I was rich

You don't have to be rich to live in Cali. Urban areas are expensive, sure, but there are a lot of homes outside of that that aren't ridiculously priced.
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TheVipaGTS posted...

DarthAragorn posted...

I'd still never want to live there

why?

Cost of living, too many people, I'm not a liberal
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The best state

Shopaholic163 posted...

Damn_Underscore posted...

I would live there if I was rich

You don't have to be rich to live in Cali. Urban areas are expensive, sure, but there are a lot of homes outside of that that aren't ridiculously priced.

ah yes the working class can just spend two hours a day commuting, that'll help em out
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How does LA still have such god-awful traffic?

Mango Sauce posted...

Shopaholic163 posted...

Damn_Underscore posted...

I would live there if I was rich

You don't have to be rich to live in Cali. Urban areas are expensive, sure, but there are a lot of homes outside of that that aren't ridiculously priced.

ah yes the working class can just spend two hours a day commuting, that'll help em out

I received similar advice yesterday when I said how expensive Toronto housing was.

"Just move a 3 hour drive up north - problem solved"
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But LIBERALS liberals LIBERALS liberals LIBERALS liberals LIBERALS liberals LIBERALS!!
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Metro2 posted...

The best state

Zach_is_back posted...

never fails to shock me how a single state is more powerful than so many other countries. this is incredible.

I mean it's a giant state.

It would be like if 2/3 of the east coast were a single state.

REMercsChamp posted...

Mango Sauce posted...

Shopaholic163 posted...

Damn_Underscore posted...

I would live there if I was rich

You don't have to be rich to live in Cali. Urban areas are expensive, sure, but there are a lot of homes outside of that that aren't ridiculously priced.

ah yes the working class can just spend two hours a day commuting, that'll help em out

I received similar advice yesterday when I said how expensive Toronto housing was.

"Just move a 3 hour drive up north - problem solved"

I mean, that is good advice. As someone who moved 9 hours away from the GTA last year, everything is nicer here. Way less people, and the cost of buying a house is less than the downpayment of an average Toronto house.

I never got why people want to live in such crowded cities anyway

We da bess
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Roshon posted...

Lets get Cali to #1!

larger than the US!
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Again I will put this info out there. California has 25% of the nation's homeless population.
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Monolith1676 posted...

Again I will put this info out there. California has 25% of the nation's homeless population.

And yet they seem to be doing just fine.

States with less homeless people are far worse off. Clearly your state should try to get more homeless people in it

DarthAragorn posted...

Cost of living, too many people, I'm not a liberal

While the first two are valid points, there are quite a few people here who aren't liberal in the sense that's commonly thrown around. Admittedly the Republicans here tend to be more liberal than those in Oklahoma, but there are pockets of conservatives and moderates all over.

Monolith1676 posted...

Again I will put this info out there. California has 25% of the nation's homeless population.

Places with nice climate will often have large homeless populations. Kind of hard to be homeless when frostbite will get you.
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Monolith1676 posted...

Again I will put this info out there. California has 25% of the nation's homeless population.

its almost like having such a large population will have an affect on that...
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Darklit_Minuet posted...

Monolith1676 posted...

Again I will put this info out there. California has 25% of the nation's homeless population.

And yet they seem to be doing just fine.

States with less homeless people are far worse off. Clearly your state should try to get more homeless people in it

I live in California and Sacramento is overwhelmed with the homeless.
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Monolith1676 posted...

Darklit_Minuet posted...

Monolith1676 posted...

Again I will put this info out there. California has 25% of the nation's homeless population.

And yet they seem to be doing just fine.

States with less homeless people are far worse off. Clearly your state should try to get more homeless people in it

I live in California and Sacramento is overwhelmed with the homeless.

If you get a few more, your economy can become 4th largest

Monolith1676 posted...

I live in California and Sacramento is overwhelmed with the homeless.

so do i and you're definitely making it sound worse than it is.
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I wish I could move to California.
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FarFromFields posted...

I wish I could move to California.

Then do it. You don't even need any money

I miss California. The year I lived there from 2015 to 2016 was a very transformative and healing year for me. West coast is the best coast.
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Darklit_Minuet posted...

FarFromFields posted...

I wish I could move to California.

Then do it. You don't even need any money

It's not really about the money. Already have a job and family here, and bought my first home only a couple years ago. Maybe someday though.
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California is easily the best state if you have money. And arguably if you're middle class as long as you're not living in downtown San Francisco / San Jose / Los Angeles / Santa Monica / etc.

My uncle who is middle class had to have an emergency operation on his stomach and the state covered the entire bill when his basic insurance from work wasn't enough. So they seem to have solid social programs.

The roads are fantastic, the weather is amazing, there are so many beautiful women all over the place, there's so much to do. So much variety in the terrain across SoCal / NorCal and everything in-between. Some of our most prized companies live there.

All around a top-tier place to live.
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Butterfiles posted...

Roshon posted...

Lets get Cali to #1!

larger than the US!

well we are better
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spudger posted...

Butterfiles posted...

Roshon posted...

Lets get Cali to #1!

larger than the US!

well we are better

Cali does more for the entire country than the entire country would like to admit.
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TheVipaGTS posted...

spudger posted...

Butterfiles posted...

Roshon posted...

Lets get Cali to #1!

larger than the US!

well we are better

Cali does more for the entire country than the entire country would like to admit.

But California should secede from the nation you guys! Because liberals!
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PowerMang posted...

But California should secede from the nation you guys! Because liberals!

Would be nice, but if Catalonia can't do it, looks unlikely here as well.

FLUFFYGERM posted...

California is easily the best state if you have money. And arguably if you're middle class as long as you're not living in downtown San Francisco / San Jose / Los Angeles / Santa Monica / etc.

My uncle who is middle class had to have an emergency operation on his stomach and the state covered the entire bill when his basic insurance from work wasn't enough. So they seem to have solid social programs.

The roads are fantastic, the weather is amazing, there are so many beautiful women all over the place, there's so much to do. So much variety in the terrain across SoCal / NorCal and everything in-between. Some of our most prized companies live there.

All around a top-tier place to live.

But what about all the liberals? D:
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I moved a hour north to double my house size for the same price. Longer commute, but worth it for my kid and wife.

Oh well, now I have 2 extra hours to listen to podcasts/ lectures.

But the taxes here are ridiculous and I just found out I owe another 300 bucks from 2014 taxes ugh

Sunshine is nice

I thought California was fairly moderate (some would even claim conservative?) outside of the major cities...
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ImTheMacheteGuy posted...

FLUFFYGERM posted...

California is easily the best state if you have money. And arguably if you're middle class as long as you're not living in downtown San Francisco / San Jose / Los Angeles / Santa Monica / etc.

My uncle who is middle class had to have an emergency operation on his stomach and the state covered the entire bill when his basic insurance from work wasn't enough. So they seem to have solid social programs.

The roads are fantastic, the weather is amazing, there are so many beautiful women all over the place, there's so much to do. So much variety in the terrain across SoCal / NorCal and everything in-between. Some of our most prized companies live there.

All around a top-tier place to live.

But what about all the liberals? D:

they may be on to something, the rabid SJWs excluded

Romes187 posted...

I moved a hour north to double my house size for the same price. Longer commute, but worth it for my kid and wife.

Oh well, now I have 2 extra hours to listen to podcasts/ lectures.

good attitude tbqh

Romes187 posted...

But the taxes here are ridiculous and I just found out I owe another 300 bucks from 2014 taxes ugh

Sunshine is nice

yeah the taxes suck but at least yall get something out of it

come to Illinois if you want to pay $4500 a year in property tax for a tiny starter home
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FLUFFYGERM posted...

come to Illinois if you want to pay $4500 a year in property tax for a tiny starter home

I've heard that before. Same with TX I believe.

The one thing I don't like is the fact that if you want acreage here, it won't happen unless you move into the boonies.

Seems like you can be somewhat near civilization and get a couple acres in a place like Texas...but I could be wrong on that. I just know from looking at listings in the area it seems to be a thing

FLUFFYGERM posted...

yeah the taxes suck but at least yall get something out of it

^
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