That's an easy one. The state, along with local government, has been forcing the minimum wage up dramatically. What is happening is the bottom is rising while the middle class, as usual when the Left runs things, is being crushed.
So, the result is that the undeserving are getting more while the productive are getting fucked. That's how Socialism usually works. At some point, the productive either stop producing because it's a waste of their time, or they leave and go somewhere where their efforts are appreciated.
By the way, Chevron just moved their corporate headquarters out of California to Texas...
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