re: #390 Guanxi88

And I accused charles of a two-minute hate, did I?

Yep.

I’d argue that the textbook wars are, and have ever been, what is so commonly known as a non-troversy. A little something to fuel the two minutes’ hate, and little more.

Charles has posted extensively on the subject— he linked you to them above.

So, if you’re saying that this is a nontroversy to fuel the two minutes hate, then you are, indeed, saying that he is fueling two-minute hates.

But enough about all that unpleasantness. Tell me, with its superior public services, progressive educational system, and all the advantages that come with these and the other blessings bestowed upon it, how’s, say, California these days?

I’m not making any claims to Californian superiority. I wasn’t making a comparative argument at all, or an economic one. So why on earth are you pretending that I am?

California is in serious trouble, but, as usual, the problems of California aren’t actually simple. The main problem is that the way the budget is constructed makes spending much easier than taxation, and makes cutting spending hard because a minority can block the budget from passing.