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The Political Disaster That Is California - David Friedberg

2026-04-07 People & Blogs
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Chris and David Friedberg discuss the shocking decline of California and the surprising policy choices the state government is entertaining. Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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@evalramman7502 2026-04-07

Californian here. Majority of the voters here are a direct threat to themselves, to put it simply.

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@stealcian74 2026-04-07

Turns out there is a breaking point where people will leave. Weird.

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@marcusedvalson 2026-04-07

The most annoying part of the billionaire tax is the implication is “we take it from them, and give it to you via services”, when in reality it is “we take it from them, and piss it away through government incompetence and waste, while nothing really changes for you”. But now the overtone window has shifted, and it is easier to make the case to take more and more. As David pointed out “the system eats itself”

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@noneyabiz8225 2026-04-07

"You will hide everything you own and be scared"

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@davidfleming2043 2026-04-07

Texas is now what California used to be in 1988.

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@EngineeringTheMind 2026-04-07

Minnesota just put up their proposal for a Wealth Tax

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@jasonhall5975 2026-04-08

“Bullet train to nowhere” was promised 15 years ago for $30B. It’s now expected to be $136B. It will be more than that if it’s ever actually completed. 60 Minites just did a piece on this if you’re interested.

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@BIG4Investor 2026-04-08

David just described what is happening in Canada also.

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@ChrisWillx 2026-04-07

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@FARZAD-FM 2026-04-08

THIS POD IS GONNA BE A BANGER

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