California, 5th Largest Economy

Fri 5 Dec 2025

Published 7 years ago.

Updated 3 months ago.

California, 5th Largest Economy

By Michael Alan Prestwood

Fri 5 Dec 2025

< 1 minute read

Democrats Better on Economy than Republicans!

In 2018, CA is the 5th largest economy in the world! Up from 10th when a Republican Schwarzenegger ran the state and took it from 8^th to 10^th. Arnold Schwarzenegger left office with the largest deficits ever. Ugh, I hate this fact because I’m a huge Arnold fan, but, truth matters.

CA is not in the red, it has a surplus created by the leadership of Gov. Brown (Democrat) who took strict measures after Schwarzenegger (Republican) ran it into huge financial problems. While the CA unemployment rate is slightly higher than the national number, CA lead the nation in job growth and real wages. Gov Brown came into office with Republican deficits. He left office with a $6.1 billion surplus.

No matter how you slice it, Democrats are better with the economy than Republicans. Republicans talk economy, then mess it up, every time for the last 60 years. Facts matter. Truth matters.

Democratic Blue States Subsidize Republican Red States

For example, Democratic controlled BLUE states subsidize the Republican controlled RED states. So, what do Republicans do? They lie, and say the exact opposite of the truth. Reality matters.

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Michael Alan Prestwood
Author & Natural Philosopher

Prestwood writes on science-first philosophy, with particular attention to the convergence of disciplines. Drawing on his TST Framework, his work emphasizes rational inquiry grounded in empirical observation while engaging questions at the edges of established knowledge. With TouchstoneTruth positioned as a living touchstone, this work aims to contribute reliable, evolving analysis in an emerging AI era where the credibility of information is increasingly contested.