How They Ruined California - Steve Hilton
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What led to the decline of California's governance?
You are a Republican running for governor of California, and you are currently leading the polls. Imagine that, exactly. What happened to California, mate?
It's an amazing place being completely ruined because we've had 15 years of one-party rule. For the last 10 years, California is 50th out of 50 states. We have the highest taxes in the country for the worst outcomes. People are sick of it and they know that we need to change. Parents, you know, they walk their kids to school and they're literally stepping over dead people who've OD'd from fentanyl. I mean, this is just unbelievable. Driven by the desire to push this decarceration agenda, downgraded a whole bunch of other crimes so that they wouldn't get automatic prison time. The wreck of an unconscious woman. now downgraded trafficking a child for sex a whole bunch of child sex crimes i know i know and this carmel harris pushed this it just really captures the extent to which ideology has just taken over if you are elected if you are successful how are you going to fix all that
Steve Hilton, welcome back to the show.
Fantastic to be back in this very lovely setting.
Well, we wanted to present you as a man of the people.
I know, it's wonderful. This is positive populism, as I used to describe it on my show.
Well, very much in the vein of positive populism. You are a Republican running for governor of California, and you are currently leading the polls.
Imagine that, exactly.
How does high taxation affect California's residents?
What happened to California, mate? Well, a lot of bad things. I think that's the point. this an incredible state as we can see it's the most we're just talking about it's the most beautiful place in the world as far as i'm concerned i'm traveling this day all the time it's magnificent it's amazing it's got got this incredible spirit and soul and the energy and it's all been crushed because we've had 15 years of one party rule, Democrats in charge of everything, the state legislature, all the statewide offices, governor, state attorney general, everything. If you look at the state legislature, it's actually 30 years or so, one party rule, total disaster. Literally, we have the highest unemployment rate in America, unemployment, California, enterprise innovation, highest unemployment rate, highest poverty rate, highest costs for everything that matters, housing costs,
gas prices, electric, water, insurance, everything. The business climate, Chief Executive Magazine does a survey every year, best and worst states to do business. For the last 10 years, California is 50th out of 50 states. US News and World Report, I think it was them or someone did a survey just recently on opportunity, putting together all the measures for that. 50th out of 50 states. School results, you know, everything. Homelessness, obviously. And that's the thing, especially for people watching outside of California or even America, there's all the kind of highly visible things that have gone wrong. People can see the homelessness and the crime and the videos of the retail theft. All of that is true.
But underlying that, the basics, of living here are just a nightmare for regular working people. And so it really feels to me like all that stuff that people say, oh, a Republican can't win.
What role does homelessness play in California's challenges?
It's such a Democrat state. You're never going to do it. I just think that's not true. People are sick of it and they know that we need to change. And that's what I'm running on. And so far, so good. I think that it's a long way to go. The primaries next June. general election next November. So this is far from being in the bag. It's the opposite of that. I'm fighting incredibly hard, but The idea that we can't change, that's not true. It really, really is, it's a classic thing, time for change. And people know that, there's a majority. Last thing I'll say, if you look at those like political people, when they're looking at elections, they often say, you know, the indicator of whether you're gonna get a change of regime, an incumbent party or candidate is gonna lose, is that question is the state or the place or whatever it is going in the right direction, wrong direction.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What led to the decline of California's governance?
0:01–1:35
2
How does high taxation affect California's residents?
1:35–3:21
3
What role does homelessness play in California's challenges?
3:21–5:04
4
How has California's crime policy changed over the years?
5:04–8:07
5
What impact has climate policy had on California's economy?
8:07–10:16
6
How does the bureaucracy affect business operations in California?
10:16–13:21
7
What solutions does the guest propose for California's issues?
13:21–15:58
8
How can California's resources be better utilized for economic growth?
15:58–1:00:37
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