Politics

Californians Unhappy, Determined To Stay the Course

It's a nice place to visit but, really, don't move there

|

California residents are depressed about the economy and see little hope for change in the near future, yet they seem more reluctant than ever to change the current high-tax, union-dominated political course that has led to the struggling economy.

As the Field Poll revealed in July, "Californians have had an extremely gloomy view of the state's economy since 2008. … Currently nine out of 10 residents … describe the state's economy as being in bad times." The data is a couple months old, but nothing suggests any drastic change since then.