I just read in our local paper that we (California)

[demosincebirth]

have a 95 billlon dollar surplus. Good Democrat government. I see many projects all over the state fixing roads and other state construction

[FoxNewsSucks]

1. I can guarantee

that republicons are plotting a way to either steal it or withhold federal payments to CA to make you spend it instead of "our" money.

Just like SS or the postal pension fund, they see a big pot of money and will scheme to take it somehow

[gratuitous]

2. The federal government is also running a surplus this year

But since that information is dominating all the news coverage, it's almost superfluous to mention it.

[Polly Hennessey]

3. Now that's a surplus. Thanks Democrats.

[hibbing]

4. Saw a post by Newsom about universal health insurance too n/t

[Sympthsical]

5. 23 million Californians are getting a tax rebate in October

Not a ton, but nice enough.

https://www.kcra.com/article/qualify-california-middle-class-tax-refund-inflation-relief-budget-money/40485110

[Irish_Dem]

6. The GOP politicians and oligarchs believe any surplus belongs to them.

That's why they always drain the coffers when in power.

[usonian]

7. Why California Politics Is Always 15 Years Ahead (sharing)

https://medium.com/s/state-of-the-future/americas-paralyzed-politics-today-is-california-s-15-years-ago-5fc9c50eebc3

summary:

Why California Politics Is Always 15 Years Ahead
The Remarkably Prescient 15 Year Rule Means Trump & the National Republicans are on the Verge of a Spectacular Collapse
Peter Leyden
Oct 16, 2017
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What do we mean by California is the future when applied to politics? Modern California politics has an uncanny knack of prefiguring what happens in the rest of America in about a 15-year timeline. In other words, what happened in California 15 years ago should be studied closely to see how it will play out in America today. And what’s happening now in California will roll out over America in the next 15 years.

California experiences the future earlier than other parts of the country. Californians invent many new technologies, adopt them early and adapt new systems around them relatively quickly. They absorb waves of immigrants at the highest numbers in the country and accommodate them into their society quicker. The state is a magnet for young people, entrepreneurs, and people who want to change the world. Much of the population is unusually open to trying new things in the economy, society, and in politics.

Prescient?

Lots more at the link. It's true.