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.
In the Soviet Union needed the manpower for the restoration industry. That is why there was such a bias in salaries. Technology was used in most imported. For this reason, all the science in the Soviet Union except the military industry was very low quality. I think that Trump really wants to go the same way.