One third of the U.S. welfare recipients live in California.
School system ranks 46th.
Total tax burden, 2nd in the nation, behind only Connecticut.
Outside the coastal Leftist havens, unemployment is near 20%.
As in Spain, the ENTIRE COUNTRY must vote on California secession. Be careful what you wish for...you just might get it. Americans would vote to expel California in - if you will pardon the expression - a "New York Minute."
And speaking of NYC, you can take that too (but leave Upstate with us).