This article is a complete fabrication. Jobs have been lost. Businesses have seen a reduction in sales due to having to raise prices. People don't tip at all now or tip very little. Full time jobs are shifted to be part time. Etc.<p>As is always the case with these policies, the people who were promised better outcomes are the ones who suffer. Everything is more expensive. On top of that, CA has a fetish with taxation, which means your $20 per hour likely has the buying power you had when you were earning $10, if not less. We pay nearly $5 per gallon for gasoline when, in other parts of the nation the prices are around $2.50. It's all taxes and over-regulation. Insurance (car and home) is crazy expensive. Everything is expensive.<p>I am not sure how far we are from what I've been calling a "Javier Milei" moment in CA. The moment when the population finally suffered enough to understand reality and put people in office who will actually do what they are supposed to do.<p>New one: They are pushing for a mileage tax on vehicles. The excuse is that revenues have come down due to electrics. This is a lie. Only about 5% of the vehicles in CA are EV's. Furthermore, the road maintenance taxes we pay on fuel have AUTOMATIC annual increases built in. And yet, I have been to third world countries who's road are better maintained than in CA. It's truly embarrassing and criminal. The money is being diverted to things other than road maintenance.<p>In short, this article is completely disconnected to reality on the ground.