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How Are Californians Accepting This Fraud? | Will Swaim From #473 | The Way I Heard It

2026-03-28 Entertainment
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Mike Rowe
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Is California America’s model…or warning sign? I’ve heard a lot of explanations for what’s going on in California. This might be the most blunt one yet. In this clip, Will Swaim walks me through how you wind up with the highest gas taxes in the country and some of the worst roads. How a $33 billion high-speed rail project turns into a $120 billion train that doesn’t go where it was supposed to. And how billions of dollars—billions—can simply disappear into fraud while everyone keeps a straight face. Some of it sounds unbelievable, but unfortunately, it isn’t. If you think this is just politics as usual, wait until you hear what it actually looks like on the ground for workers, businesses, and taxpayers footing the bill. Fair warning: this one might raise your blood pressure. It’s hard to ignore. Watch the clip and decide for yourself. A Special Thanks To: SkillsUSA - Volunteer locally or start your own chapter TODAY. Learn more at: https://bit.ly/SkillsUSAxRowe #podcast #california #money If you like me, and even if you don't, subscribe to my channels and follow me. Much obliged. https://www.youtube.com/@therealmikerowe https://www.youtube.com/@therealmikeroweshorts https://www.youtube.com/@PYSKshow http://instagram.com/mikerowe http://facebook.com/TheRealMikeRowe https://twitter.com/mikeroweworks 00:00 What is really going on in California? 02:20 High-speed rail fraud 04:04 Our failed educational system 09:36 Where’s the money? 12:06 Who is responsible for this mess? 14:30 The laws restricting our businesses 15:55 What will it take for us to leave?

Top Comments (10)

@carlsanders7824 2026-03-29

They passed legislation prohibiting Voter ID. Tells you all you need to know about these cheaters.

266 15 replies
@denniscleveland669 2026-03-28

It’s not for roads, it’s for paving pockets.

263 5 replies
@Kiersten-CoffeeLover76 2026-03-29

Born and raised in NorCal and it’s just sad all the destruction caused to our state by the corrupt left.

165 11 replies
@corybrandt2872 2026-03-29

HAVE to fix the Elections. They know how to stay in power.

165 9 replies
@gerrygunn5109 2026-03-29

CA fraud is the next big thing Nick Shirley is exposing, as he did in MN.

157 26 replies
@JeremyKey-l9b 2026-03-29

I’m so tired of this Incompetent State Government!!!!

117 8 replies
@donjose6520 2026-03-28

Californians have been fleeced .

74 7 replies
@LabsandCClov2653 2026-03-28

Everyone talks and nothing happens. So much fraud, no arrests just the same idiots getting reelected. We are all spinning around in the bowl and waiting for the flush.

65 2 replies
@jacquicoder7160 2026-03-29

As a conservative voter in California, I rarely feel that my vote counts for anything but I continue to do it because to not vote is to totally give in to the fraudsters who know how to cheat and deceive. I am very cautiously optimistic about the possibility of a Republican candidate winning the race for governor but they still have to deal with a Democrat legislature. What else are we to do - flee?

48 5 replies
@jeffturnbull9661 2026-03-29

Didn't Newsom just also redraw the district lines, ensuring that conservatives never have a voice, or a vote?

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