In addition to the issues presented in the OP, which you have commented on, how much do you think these additional facts related to liberal/progressive actions taken by the government have contributed to challenges in growing middle class jobs?
California ranks 48th for tax, 47th for business | Our City San Diego
We’re No. 48! It doesn’t quite have a catchy ring. But it does sound better than we’re third worst.
Sadly, that’s where California ranks among states when it comes to tax climate. The Tax Foundation just released its annual State Business Tax Climate Index and California is No. 48, ahead of only New York and New Jersey. At least we did not move in the wrong direction. We had the same sad ranking a year ago.
But that is expected to change, as New York, ranked 49th, passed a sweeping overhaul of its corporate tax code that will phase in over the next several years. That will likely mean California will fall back a slot.
Top marginal personal income tax rate: 50th
Personal income tax progressivity: 50th
Recently legislated tax changes: 49th
State liability system survey: 47th
State minimum wage: 39th
Average worker’s compensation costs: 48th
Right-to-work state: 50th
Considering what the union did in the matter detailed in the OP, how much more do you think businesses can handle and still ignore all the things you've suggested in order to pay 10-30% more than non-union businesses pay?