Why voters in California are now rejecting socialist policies.

[Ol’Otis]

Prop 33 was confusing as shyt. Most of the people I talked to about it was

I think a lot of people just didn’t vote either way because they were confused.

This I had to look on YouTube to get a better understanding

 

[Richard Glidewell]

Cali voted for slavery.

Forbidding slavery is a socialist policy.


I don't think this country is worth saving.

 

[Fillerguy]

I don’t see a problem with prison labor slavery so long as it’s public good stuff like picking up trash. It’s easily abused though

Drop the caccent, call what it is. The only reason it's legal is because the 13th Amendment, the law that "prohibits" slavery, explicitly allows for this particular brand of slavery. And that our nation's official stance on this.

I woke up in a country that has people voting on the proper application of slavery? What

 

[Micky Mikey]

Prop 33 was for Rent Control and over 50% voted no for it.

Prop 6 was to ban involuntary servitude for prisoners, and it had no opposition for it

Prop 36 was to increase harsher penalties for repeated thefts and certain drug crimes such as fentanyl. Over 70% of people voted yes for it.

Prop 36 passes: California votes to crack down on crime

Now, certain drug offenses and thefts under $950 can be classified as felonies rather than misdemeanors if the suspected perpetrator has two or more past convictions for theft crimes.

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Prop 32 was to increase minimum wage to $18 for California and it was rejected.

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what about any of these are "socialist" policies? do you even know what socialism is?

 

[Burned Verses]

Morons will see this & still think democrats just needed to go further left lol

 

[Scustin Bieburr]

Cali voted for slavery.

Forbidding slavery is a socialist policy.


I don't think this country is worth saving.

The reality is you're not even "saving" it if the core itself is rotten. The cancerous tumor is still there. Treating parts of the body the disease has spread to will not cure it. You have to get rid of the tumor itself.

America needs an overhaul. We need a new constitution or some new ammendments to our existing constitution. The electoral college needs to be abolished or reformed permanently, and Supreme Court and federal court judges need to be elected and have term limits.

The only way that's going to happen is if America is destroyed. The dumbass policies people vote for need to run their course and fukk them over so brutally that they develop a kind of political PTSD and instinctively vote against anything that even reminds them of those policies.

Let the chips fall where they may. Stack your money, surround yourself with smart people and do your best to ride out the storm. The failures of this country aren't on us, it's on white people and c00ns who vote against their own best interests.

 

[Dirty Mcdrawz]

I don’t see a problem with prison labor so long as it’s public good stuff like picking up trash. It’s easily abused though

So…are you saying it’s ok if it’s abused?

 

[Saint1]

Prop 33 was confusing as shyt. Most of the people I talked to about it was

I think a lot of people just didn’t vote either way because they were confused.

From the little I read rent control is good for those that rent now and don't plan on moving but bad for new renters and home buyers.

I want lower rent but i ain't trying to rent forever. It's a complicated issue.

 

[10bandz]

It is what it is. I had to vote for Prop 36.....I've never been the type to vote in favor of shyt like that, but the crime is TOO MUCH out here. People are sick of it. I'm fukking sick of it.

Prop 33 was a complicated issue but I voted no. They gonna have to fix the housing crisis another way.

Prop 6 is fukked up, smh. Can't believe people are in favor of it

 

[jerniebert]

Rent control is a retarded policy. Build more houses instead. Good that it got knocked down.

I get increased penalties for shoplifting. You can't keep taking the populace for fools.

Voting for slavery to continue is neither socialist nor capitalist. It's evil. Don't know what the fukk voters were on for that one.

The only problem with this is people aren't building affordable housing. It's not just about building more houses. Investors aren't willing to build affordable housing because the profit margins aren't as big as building a new housing development in the nicer parts of towns. Building a $400K home means nothing if it's just a small group of people that can afford it. You can have plots of land zoned for affordable housing but they'll sit vacant for decades because nobody wants to invest in them.

 

[Adeptus Astartes]

The idea of California being this socialist dominated state is a right-wing myth. This isn’t a rejection this is what California has always been, if you grew up there you know better.

People don't seem to realize that CA is Texas outside of the major metro areas.

Also, crime is out of control. Alameda's DA and Oakland's mayor got recalled.

 

[Conan]

The only problem with this is people aren't building affordable housing. It's not just about building more houses. Investors aren't willing to build affordable housing because the profit margins aren't as big as building a new housing development in the nicer parts of towns. Building a $400K home means nothing if it's just a small group of people that can afford it. You can have plots of land zoned for affordable housing but they'll sit vacant for decades because nobody wants to invest in them.

That's where the government needs to come in. Build affordable housing or provide subsidies to developers who target this space of the market.

That's much more effective than rent control

Increase supply (easier said than done), and prices come down. Econ 101

 

[zerorequiem]

Would love to see the demographics on who voted for what.

 

[-DMP-]

I don’t think rent control actually solves the problem.

Imo softening zoning laws, building more multi family, government and high rise housing, having mixed districts, and high speed transit from city to cheaper area all help the fundamental issue of supply and demand that popular areas of Cali face.

 

[jerniebert]

That's where the government needs to come in. Build affordable housing or provide subsidies to developers who target this space of the market.

That's much more effective than rent control

Increase supply (easier said than done), and prices come down. Econ 101

That's the only way it ever gets done, but then you get the issue of people crying about putting affordable housing in their neighborhood. The government won't fully fund it and do provide subsidies. They still depend on private investors and private money to complete the projects. Then at that point the private investor only needs to provide a certain number of homes at affordable pricing depending on the demographics of the area. I wish it was just as easy as you're saying, but realistically there's so much red tape to get through.

There is an affordable housing development being built near where I live and they had a community meeting with the investor and our local city council rep and planner that I attended last week that broke down how it works. They even mentioned the increase supply line you said. Of the 67 low income houses they're building only 10 have to be offered at a lower rate. The other 57 are rented out at full price. Which in this case is $2000.