California: Breaking up is hard to do

http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/92599?fp=1

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California: Breaking up is hard to do
California's budget problems are kind of like the boy who cried "wolf." Nobody pays attention anymore. Well, hardly anybody. A radical idea that would split California into four distinct states garnered some attention on the Buzz. Commenters chimed in with their thoughts. Some even suggested names including Calidormia (for the "bedroom communities and burbs all across the state") and Califarmia (for the huge agricultural regions). The commenter notes that Calinormia could make for a nice state, but, alas, normal doesn't exist out west. Experts argue that the proposal doesn't have a chance of working, but we say "never say never." This is the state the elected Conan the Destroyer, after all.
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Even though the above is obviously not written by a Californian I'm sure whatever Californian's do to survive this mess will be copied by other states. Just like our plan for emissions for motor vehicles in increasing mileage was adopted by 12 other states and now through Obama,the Federal Government. People always seem to underestimate Californians.

One fact people always forget: There are more millionaires living in California than ANY place else on earth. First of all, it's a great place to live! It has become sort of expensive on the coast so if you are not a millionaire it can be hard to live on the ocean unless you have owned the home multi-generationally. However, because of the wealth there is a very high degree of education and innovation. California breaths and lives and survives on innovation and always has. The comment about California not being normal would be viewed by Californians sort of like: "Yes. We agree we are not normal because normal is being backward and living in the stone age."

So, I guess the way Californians would view it quite honestly is that people who view us as not normal have a stagnant, not innovative way of looking at things. So, it is all a matter of perspective. So, it all depends upon what a group of people value. And that changes based upon the needs of physical, financial, and emotional survival. If people aren't innovative enough to survive these times then they won't.

That is the California attitude in a nutshell: Be daring enough to change in these times or be prepared not to make it at all!