"New California", a new state?

[kadee79]

With the reading of their own version of a Declaration of Independence, founders of the state of New California took the first steps to what they hope will eventually lead to statehood. CBS Sacramento reports they don't want to leave the United States, just California.

"Well, it's been ungovernable for a long time. High taxes, education, you name it, and we're rated around 48th or 50th from a business climate and standpoint in California," said founder Robert Paul Preston.

The state of New California would incorporate most of the state's rural counties, leaving the urban coastal counties to the current state of California.



"There's something wrong when you have a rural county such as this one, and you go down to Orange County which is mostly urban, and it has the same set of problems, and it happens because of how the state is being governed and taxed," Preston said.

www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-california-declares-independence-from-rest-of-state/ar-AAuLdwL?li=BBnb7Kz

[Tennesseer]

[NoNamePerson]

Sounds like a wonderful plan to me!!

[kadee79]

I'm really skeptical since most of the money in Ca. is along the coast.   Just MHO, but I think they would be depending on the feds to provide a lot of things for them since I don't see the tax base as being very large in the rural counties.  If I'm wrong, tell me why!

[engineerdoe]

Jan 16, 2018 11:00:03 GMT -5 kadee79 said:

I'm really skeptical since most of the money in Ca. is along the coast.   Just MHO, but I think they would be depending on the feds to provide a lot of things for them since I don't see the tax base as being very large in the rural counties.  If I'm wrong, tell me why!

The tax monies they will be collecting from recreational marijuana will provide them with a lot of money.  Also those areas are where most of the grow operations are, so more taxes and fees.  Unless they shoot themselves in the foot and not adopt all the same laws from Old California.

[kadee79]

Jan 16, 2018 12:02:04 GMT -5 engineerdoe said:

Jan 16, 2018 11:00:03 GMT -5 kadee79 said:

I'm really skeptical since most of the money in Ca. is along the coast.   Just MHO, but I think they would be depending on the feds to provide a lot of things for them since I don't see the tax base as being very large in the rural counties.  If I'm wrong, tell me why!

The tax monies they will be collecting from recreational marijuana will provide them with a lot of money.  Also those areas are where most of the grow operations are, so more taxes and fees.  Unless they shoot themselves in the foot and not adopt all the same laws from Old California.

Yes, I guess Humboldt (sp?) county is included in their new state, but it would be easy to move their sales to the coast if they want.  With grow operations, you have less population to collect taxes from.  If they "up" fees, they are likely to see some kind of revolt from growers.
And some in S.Ca. in the desert areas want to shut off any of their water being taken from underground reservoirs and stop the acres of solar panels being erected in desert areas that are making it impossible for wildlife to survive there....yes, there is wildlife there!  

[Tiny]

Isn't California's economy like the 6th largest in the world?