It is terrible what has happened to California. Last century there was a normal middle class and also working class people could survive.
They even talked about the middle class. Not anymore. No building of any affordable homes. In the name of land preservation.
The California wildfires were so bad because logging was around 25 million board feet per year and new trees planted and now 1million or so.
The loggers made roads and actually created fire breaks so that fires if they broke out would be contained. The environmentalists who went against the warnings to have fire break lines and to keep the logging industry ; so that the logging roads would work as fire breaks. The logging road stopped being used and growth started and flourished.
Also the environmentalist would not allow clearing brush or thinning the trees. California has very little rain especially in the Southern part and you have too many trees fighting for limited water. Which means unhealthy dehydrated trees that are crowded. Throw in the absence of fire breaks; and you have a tinder box.
Having a good eco policy is great, but these people are foolish and cause more harm. The American Indians also knew about this long ago.
Also California is huge and taking let's say across the state 1000 square miles of land for affordable houses, apartments, medium rise and medium and highish rise condos. I will get too roads, schools, and businesses ect in a bit. That would be 640,000 acres and 5 to 10 homes per acre and average 3 people per home. Add 500 square miles of schools hospitals and businesses,... ect. The apartments would be medium rise life safe( earthquake resistant to current State standards) and small lot single family 2-3 story homes and town homes on small lots. Also high rise nicer condos. Over 11 million - close to 20 million people.
Even if that number was cut by 2/3 ot half. 5-10 million people on less than 1% of the land in California and there is plenty of land and there. There could be real middle class and working class again. But no the California legislature and eco warriors are harming the environment and driving all but the wealthy and the poor who suckle at the tetes of welfare and are stuck.
Stop the radical destructive land policies. The fire fighters were spending a lot of time clearing brush and making fire breaks. Which use to be done and less loss of trees and culling for the water starved trees.
To many sick and dehydrated trees make for perfect kindling.
But the policies seem to be geared only to the rich in California and ironically the poor. No middle class will be a reality there. Forget working class. They are now homeless( many are or have left)
There is this national policy of not building when there is plenty of land. The left wants immigrants. OK, we're are they supposed to live?
What about population increase?
We are on a trend and I not talking about California now( all of America) of stopping the building of homes and a growing population.
My lousy home in Michigan is now worth something. Because no homes. Are we headed towards being Canada? Lots of land but not enough homes? Homes too expensive?
What about the younger people? Are they supposed to get married and have kids and live in a 5th wheel trailer in a homeless camp or with a parent or parents till their parents die?
This is the beginning of real trouble for America if the housing( affordable and country wide is not addressed) shortage continues. This country will be a nightmare for anyone who doesn't already have a house. Apartments will be scarce, expensive and crowded. Working class homeless people.( people with full time jobs who can't afford an apartment; let alone a house).
Don't blame the right. Where are all the illegals supposed to live. Oh yeah what about our citizens who are middle class and below. This is a horrible trend and it needs to corrected. Build and Build more and more infrastructure work and energy and transportation infrastructure to accommodate a growing population. Or will the left fight it. So only the wealthy can have a home? Radical environmentalists are ruining our country and causing suffering. But it is just the beginning.
The left did this to California and it will only get worse. This is what they asked for. Yes the ridiculous land and forest management laws.
They asked for this. Not much rain, too many trees per square acre all dehydrated and too many fighting for water and no brush clearing or fire breaks.
This is what they want and they are going to keep getting it until California is a waste land of rippies( rich out of touch know it all but foolish, out of touch elitist fools who bring poverty and destruction and it is spreading).
China has no socialized medicine. It is more capitalistic than America. But has an authoritarian regime that suppresses freedom. No welfare, not really any government assistance. Haha you haven't a clue.
