I think Trump's on the up and up but I've got a sensation that we can get California detached
What an insane idea? California is already broke. They don't even have enough money for welfare payments. Most of the industries have shifted to Nevada and Arizona as a result of the high minimum wages and regulations.
Minimum wage in California is crazy. My neighbors kid just got his first job at Jamba Juice a couple of months ago. He was hired on for $13.75 per hour with a promise of $14.50 after six months. The most complicated thing he does is operate a blender. His father works at an auto garage that he's worked at for 12 years. He told me it took him 8 years to make what his son does now. LOL
In the end, the higher cost is passed on to the consumer. A 300 ml pack of juice which was earlier available for $3.00 will now cost $4.00. Reminds me of the USSR, where blue collar workers were earning more than the scientists and the doctors.
Where I'm from people pretty much need to make as much as doctors. If you want to live in a safe neighborhood in San Francisco like the Castro, the Haight or Hayes Valley expect to pay between $3,200 and $3,700 a month for rent on a 600 sf one bedroom apartment. I met a guy at Royal Grind coffee on Fillmore in Pacific Heights once that admitted he lived in his car and made over $4.5k a month take home. His plan was to work in SF for 5 years, move to another state and buy a house. Smart kid.