veritas
OBKB
- Aug 6, 2009
- 1,760
- 135
- 48
But CA is nearly bankrupt!
A fact which is directly affected by the afore-mentioned disparity in federal funding.
And, though CA has higher salaries, it also has a MUCH higher cost-of-living.
California is the 8th or 9th largest economy in the world, despite its in/solvency.
Subtract California and we are approaching 3rd world status, fast. Hell we're there anyway.
Alaska's stats are even more shocking when you consider the Federal Government owns almost 75% of its landmass. That's a higher percentage than even "The District", which isn't a state.