• WideEyedStupid@lemmy.world
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    Isn’t California on its own somewhere in like the top 10 global economies? Aren’t they partially funding a lot of shit in red states? Seems like a lot of leverage to me. If the government won’t help you with disasters like this, is there incentive any longer to keep paying into it? Use the money to fund your own disaster aid and FEMA equivalent instead.

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      It’s the 4th largest economy in the world.

      The economy of the State of California is the largest in the United States, with a $4.080 trillion gross state product (GSP) as of 2024. It is the largest sub-national economy in the world. If California were a nation it would rank in terms of nominal GDP as the List of countries by GDP World’s fourth largest economy, behind Germany (4.71 trillion)

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        Bigger than I thought it was! But then it should have a lot of weight to throw around, so… maybe start doing that!