California Sucks

Let us start with a rebuttal of Con's rebuttal: 1: Con says that because of the difference in wages, it costs the same or less to live in California than in Idaho. The current Annual mean wage in CA is about $51,910 [1] while in Idaho, the annual mean wage is about $38,520. You make about 74.2% of the money you make in Idaho than you make in CA. However, the cost of living in Idaho is 70.9% less than in CA. You have 3.3% more disposable income in Idaho, or $1271.16 more money. California is the 8 most expensive state. [2] This proves that California is still more expensive to live in and therefore your argument is invalid and CA still sucks. 2: I conceit for this argument as I agree with you, but this does not prove your argument because every state is like this to some degree. This point is neutral, neither proving that CA sucks compared to other states nor proving that it does not suck. 3: The teen unemployment rate in CA is 36.2. CA has the Highest unemployment rate for teens compared to any other state. [3] Also, as for unemployment rates for the whole population, CA is the third worst state with a unemployment rate of 10.2%. [4] We are not talking about the future of CA, we are talking about its current state, and with this current information, CA still sucks. Now for rebuttal of your arguments: 1: I can argue very weakly against this, but if I remember correct, CA did ban Gay Marriage. I admit that this is a weak argument because it was overturned and the wording of Prop 8 was supposedly misleading. For the most part your argument is valid and I agree. I have one question about your graphs. How can the hate crime be lower in CA if there are less hate crime incidents in Idaho? 2: You fail to help yourself in this argument. We are not just comparing Idaho to California, but California to all of the states. Thanks for inspiration for my next set of arguments. 3: You fail to explain why this makes CA better. Please provide why this makes CA better. 4: You fail to explain why this makes CA better. Please provide why this makes CA better. 5: Why does people's perceptions of CA make it better? If this argument is a valid way to rate a state, there are also many people who think CA is nothing but a bunch of stuck-up snobs. 6: Again, we are comparing CA as a state in its current state, compared to other states. I don't see how this is relevant. Now for my new arguments: 1: Education sucks. According to the graph here, http://www.msubillings.edu... California has the fourth best Teacher Quality, the second best Education Input, and yet the fifth worst education output. Something about California is causing it to suck at education, whether it be the education system's ability to manage resources, or if the fault lies with the students. Moreover, because the students suck, or our ability to teach, CA sucks. Especially when compared to Montana, which has the worst teachers, the second worst education input, but the seventh best education output. [5] 2: Crime: California is the fourteenth worst state in terms of violent crimes. [6] In terms of homicide, California is the twentieth worst state at 5.62 per 100,000, so you are four times as likely to be murdered in California than my favorite comparison state, Idaho. [7] California sucks because crime is worst than in most states. 3: State debt: California is in the top 5 for most state debt per capita at over $3000. [8] This sucks because it means even more money that has to be taken away from taxpayers in the future. 4: Health: California ranks last in number of emergency departments per million with only 7. The national average is 20. This means that our emergency rooms are three times as crowded or far away from people, so CA sucks if you are in an emergency. [9] [1] http://www.bls.gov... [2] http://www.missourieconomy.org... [3] http://www.theunion.com... [4] http://www.bls.gov... [5] http://www.msubillings.edu... [6] http://www.census.gov... [7] http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com... [8] http://www.huffingtonpost.com... [9] http://www.businessinsider.com...