California Elitists versus the Populace!
California vs Texas: A Comparison of Two States You Don't Want to Miss!
California vs. Texas: A Tale of Two States – Why California’s “Paradise” is a Taxpayer Nightmare
As I move around the county and talk to people about the many policy failures that are hurting average Californians, I find many don’t know what’s going on outside our state and have no comparisons—leaving them resigned to the idea that California’s decline is inevitable. But it’s not.
The best apples-to-apples comparison is Texas: two massive states with similar total populations (California at 39.5 million, Texas at 31.3 million and closing fast), comparable demographic diversity (large Hispanic populations, urban-rural mixes, and immigrant communities), and shared economic drivers like energy, tech, agriculture, and trade. Yet while Texas thrives with booming growth, low taxes, affordable housing, and energy independence under conservative policies, California suffocates families with skyrocketing costs and stagnation—all proving our problems aren’t fate, but failed liberal governance.
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Californians are fleeing burdensome regulations, sky-high taxes, and out-of-control spending, while Texans enjoy growth, jobs, and affordability.
Let’s start with budgeting priorities. California’s General Fund ballooned from $147 billion in 2015 to $228 billion in 2025 (inflation-adjusted), a 55% real increase driven by endless welfare expansions, green mandates, and bureaucratic bloat. Health care spending alone surged, gobbling up 20% of the budget for Medi-Cal giveaways that reward illegal immigration and penalize working families.
Population and enrollment trends are in decline, while spending and per capita tax burden continue to balloon, with the cost to taxpayers doubling since 2017!
Texas, by contrast, manages a leaner All Funds budget that has grown to $321 billion biennially, while keeping per capita spending lower, with no state income tax and a focus on infrastructure and education without the socialist flair. Texas invests in what works while California wastes billions on high-speed rail fantasies and climate virtue-signaling.
The population has declined while the budget continues to skyrocket!
Nowhere is this abuse more evident than in gas and energy prices. California’s average gas hit $4.40 per gallon year-to-date in 2025, nearly double Texas’s $2.50. Why? Liberal lawmakers, bowing to globalist overlords at the World Economic Forum, force refinery closures and mandate boutique fuel blends under the guise of “saving the planet.” This isn’t environmentalism; it’s economic sabotage. You don’t mess with Texas oil and gas prices, and we need a similar attitude adjustment!
High gas prices inflate everything – groceries, utilities, transportation – delivering a one-two punch to families already struggling. In Texas, proximity to refineries and pro-energy policies keep costs low, allowing businesses to thrive and consumers to keep more of their hard-earned dollars. Meanwhile, California lawmakers and regulators are shutting down refineries in record time, and we are breathing $8 gas in the next six months!
California’s “paradise tax” is no such thing; it’s outright abuse, leaving residents begging for crumbs while elites jet to Davos.
Housing exacerbates the pain. California’s median home price soars to $909,000, with rents averaging $2,345–$2,500 monthly in major cities. Texas? A modest $344,000–$400,000 median home and $1,308–$1,500 rents. California’s cost-of-living index hovers at 138–142 (38–42% above the national average), while Texas sits at 93 (7% below). This punishing disparity stems from NIMBY regulations, endless environmental reviews, and anti-development zealotry that chokes supply. Families can’t afford to buy homes or raise kids here without going broke. The burden falls heaviest on taxpayers trying to build better lives. California’s higher earnings – median household income around $96,000–$100,000 vs. Texas’ $75,000–$78,000 – are illusory when adjusted for costs.
A middle-class family needs 30–40% more income in California just to tread water.
Every year, lawmakers hike spending and debt, yet Californians see worsening schools, crumbling roads, and skyrocketing homelessness. It’s not a “paradise tax” – it’s theft from families chasing the American Dream.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
California’s woes are man-made, rooted in progressive overreach that prioritizes global agendas over local needs. Texans prove conservative policies – low taxes, deregulation, energy independence – foster growth without the pain. We shouldn’t accept this abuse as inevitable.
We need a Day 1 agenda from a new populace governor who will fight to raise all boats regardless of party affiliation: slash regulations, reopen refineries, cut taxes, and overhaul government to reverse gas prices, housing shortages, inflation, and the cost of living. Align California with the other 49 states racing toward recovery.
It ends when we say it does – by uniting to elect leaders who put Californians first, not Davos elites. Vote for fiscal freedom; our families deserve better.
“Do you want $3 gas or $9 gas? Affordable housing or forced exodus? Safety or crime and homelessness? Unleashed cheap energy or rolling blackouts and sky-high energy bills? Fair elections or rigged ones? The choice is simple—Steve’s Day One Agenda will make California golden again for everyone. Help me get there! Join Team Hilton today-Click here to get involved. Thank you.” —Christine Reagan, San Diego Team Hilton Director.