The Idiocracy that Is California Politics

02/05/2026 William L. Anderson

If California voters and politicians do not understand the current crisis, we will see the continuous march to perdition as California politicians refuse to acknowledge that they are killing the geese laying the golden eggs.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/idiocracy-california-politics

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