California, the “Golden State,” has turned into a high-priced plantation for the working poor. There is a massive population of people grinding through menial jobs that pay nothing, going nowhere, and barely surviving. Many are functionally illiterate, politically clueless, and completely unaware they are being squeezed dry by the same Socialist Democrat machine that claims to “care” about them. The taxes are obscene. Food, medicine, fuel, everything you need to stay alive gets taxed like it is a luxury yacht. And who designed this masterpiece of regressive punishment? The one-party ruling class, of course. The Socialist Democrat politicians who hold absolute power and never miss an opportunity to punish the people who actually work. Their entire system depends on dependency. They want a huge population trapped, desperate, and reliant on government crumbs. They make sure working is barely worth it, so handouts look like the smarter option. Then they shift the burden onto the p...