14 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 7 Nov \ parent \ on: Political Polarization Relatively Strong in the U.S. Politics_And_Law
California may have become wealthy in that way.
That was the past.
They are barely keeping afloat.
I bet soon their local government will ask for a bailout.
They are also struggling with immigration and the homeless.
These are all reversible short-term issues, though. I'm not aware of any reasons that CA can't get better, but they will have to work through these problems. That's true whether or not they're independent. The state is on a major decline and that will likely result in a bunch of government defaults on various financial obligations.