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A comment on California’s economy may seem healthy. Just wait for the next recession.

Re:California’s economy may seem healthy. Just wait for the ... by rco8786 on Sunday May 22, 2022 @03:43PM (#31471964)
I guess the writers over there were bored. Time to roll out the “everything is gonna crumble apart if this very speculative hypothetical scenario plays out” article to fill the space and scare some people into clicking.
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Re:California’s economy may seem healthy. Just wait for the ... by qgin on Sunday May 22, 2022 @04:22PM (#31472349)
The grass is pretty green right now, but if the rain stops, boy it will be a problem!
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Re:California’s economy may seem healthy. Just wait for the ... by guerrilla on Sunday May 22, 2022 @03:52PM (#31472039)
People love speculative fiction :)
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Re:California’s economy may seem healthy. Just wait for the ... by FearTheTrees on Sunday May 22, 2022 @04:02PM (#31472158)
We can reframe this article's hypothetical doomsday premise to any state: "Iowa, the undisputed king of corn, will face a recession if there is a multi-year drought."
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Re:California’s economy may seem healthy. Just wait for the ... by ghufran_syed on Sunday May 22, 2022 @04:10PM (#31472242)
the correct analogy would be that Iowa’s state budget would be in trouble if it were overly reliant on taxes on corn - is that the case?
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