California Population Issues
California’s geographical splendor has contributed to the state’s popularity since 1850. Yet the golden state finds itself combating the same issues for many years. California, with the largest population in the U.S., has an economy that produces $1.8 trillion in Gross Domestic Products ever year. Despite being the desired location for business’s, Californias rate of unemployment and tax rates are the highest in the nation. Over the years the rich have become richer and the poor have become poorer. “Since 1995 , incomes for the poorest 10% of California families have dropped 20%. In contrast, incomes for the wealthiest 10% of California families have increased 605% over the past thirty years” (Scarpelli, 2015). “California is a majority/minority state, meaning that non-white residents outnumber white residents in the state” (Scarpelli, 2015). Dwinddling pensions, climbing personal tax rates and
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The issue is that the development of highways has yet to catch up with the demand of the growing population in California. Carpool lanes are useless to a state that has a high number of workers that commute to work alone. Proposition 1A, which was passed by voters in 2008, was to help ease conjecxtion in the state by developing a high speed rail system. It took 5 years for the first phase to begin, the population has since incresed dranatically since. Education is also on the table in debates in California, most likely because the largest part of the budget is used for education in the state. Propositions that we vote on always come at a cost. The passing of Proposition 13 in 1978 cut taxes for property owners drastically, but at the costs of education. Before the prop was passed, the state of California was in the top states in regards to funding education. After prop 13 passed, the state was near the bottom of the ranking. In 2001, former President George Bush signed an the “No Child
The issue is that the development of highways has yet to catch up with the demand of the growing population in California. Carpool lanes are useless to a state that has a high number of workers that commute to work alone. Proposition 1A, which was passed by voters in 2008, was to help ease conjecxtion in the state by developing a high speed rail system. It took 5 years for the first phase to begin, the population has since incresed dranatically since. Education is also on the table in debates in California, most likely because the largest part of the budget is used for education in the state. Propositions that we vote on always come at a cost. The passing of Proposition 13 in 1978 cut taxes for property owners drastically, but at the costs of education. Before the prop was passed, the state of California was in the top states in regards to funding education. After prop 13 passed, the state was near the bottom of the ranking. In 2001, former President George Bush signed an the “No Child