Too much discussion on California wildfires focuses on climate change and not enough on the fact that our most populous state is mostly invisible in national politics because of the structure of the Senate and the Electoral College
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A heating world will undoubtedly make California fire seasons worse. But do you think tens of millions of Americans would be left to choke on smoke without Federal intervention if their votes counted this November?
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Our best hope for Federal wildfire relief is that the winds shift and air quality precipitously declines in Las Vegas, the closest population center in a swing state
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Wyoming and Vermont combined have a smaller population than San Diego, but twice as many votes in the Senate than the whole of California
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People talk about California like it's a rich liberal state, but it is the poorest state in America when you adjust for cost of living (which—why on earth wouldn't you?). If you want to see shocking rural poverty fifty miles from unimaginable wealth, come to California
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Replying to @Pinboard
why is the cost of living in california so high. is it federal policy?
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so, something that could be addressed by the state legislature’s Democrat supermajority?
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I want to understand more about how regional planning and zoning works in CA, from a legal perspective. A lot of the biggest obstacles stem from places like Palo Alto having veto power over land use
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My point is that people talk about CA like it’s a rich liberal state because it IS a rich liberal state. The misery inflicted by its cost of living is the result of its own policy choices, not the lack of federal electoral representation.
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Leaving aside the veracity of this claim (which I dispute), it's also a non-sequitur. The state should have equitable Federal representation because we are a democratic country.
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