Oh I don't argue that California doesn't have it's faults, npi. I'm a born and raised Orange County native, and I couldn't wait to move the he(ck) out. The golden state is no longer golden, hasn't been for decades. But when people say it's failed I have to laugh. It's at the forefront of pushing the world's agenda, which is decidedly anti-God. The world is going to reward it by.., well, making it the 5th largest economy. That's why it's succeeding, it ain't because it's being run by geniuses, it's because it's bowing to the god of this world. Now, we may not want to admit that it's succeeding for that reason, but it's a lie and a deception to say it isn't. And if a Christian is buying into lies and deceptions there, where else may they be unwittingly buying into it as well?