{"id":2246772,"date":"2024-05-17T11:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T15:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-ranks-last-in-opportunity-due-to-cost-of-living-u-s-news\/"},"modified":"2024-05-17T11:14:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T15:14:40","slug":"california-ranks-last-in-opportunity-due-to-cost-of-living-u-s-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-ranks-last-in-opportunity-due-to-cost-of-living-u-s-news\/","title":{"rendered":"California is at the bottom of the opportunity list due to high living costs, according to U.S. News"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-ranks-last-in-opportunity-due-to-cost-of-living-u-s-news%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2246772&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. News \u200band World Report recently released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bette-midler-attacks-west-virginia-gov-jim-justice-his-dogs-ass-would-make-a-better-governor\/\" title=\"Bette Midler Attacks West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice: 'His Dog's Ass Would Make a Better Governor'\">state rankings<\/a>\u200c showing California at the\u200b bottom in\u2062 opportunity due\u200c to its high cost of living. The\u200c report \u2063considers \u200dfactors like\u2063 cost of living, economic opportunities, and equality. California&#8217;s expensive living \u2062costs significantly impact its overall ranking for opportunity.\u200d Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-larry-david-enraged-at-cnn-anchor-for-asking-about-his-net-worth-none-of-your-fing-business\/\" title=\"Larry David loses his cool when CNN anchor delves into his net worth: 'None of Your Business!\">summary effectively encapsulates<\/a> \u200dthe key points regarding California&#8217;s ranking \u2063in opportunity due to\u200d its high cost of living as per the U.S. News and World Report. It highlights the \u200bcrucial factors considered in the report and the substantial impact of expensive living costs on California&#8217;s overall opportunity ranking.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 According to new state rankings, California <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-states\/california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ranks<\/a><\/strong> dead last in opportunity due to its high cost of living, says the U.S. News and World Report.<\/p>\n<p>USNWR\u2019s report uses cost of living, economic opportunity, and equality to create its opportunity metric. California\u2019s nation-worst cost of living was the main driver of the opportunity ranking, as its economic opportunity and income inequality were both better than more than half of American states\u2019. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalifornia was the birthplace for opportunity where our ancestors came to seek a better life and pursue the California Dream,\u201d State Sen. Brian Dahle, R-Bieber, who was California Governor Newsom\u2019s opponent in the 2022 general election, told The Center Square. \u201cHousing, electricity, and gas continue to rise, and [Democrats\u2019] solution is to tax, regulate, and mandate no matter the outcome.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>California housing is so expensive that the typical home <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/california\/article_fc2f84ce-bc9c-11ee-b158-6365914c14c5.html\">requires<\/a><\/strong> a household income of $224,000, or three times the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-shows-growing-democratic-opposition-to-cheap-labor-migration\/\" title=\"Poll Shows Growing Democratic Opposition to Cheap Labor Migration\">median household income<\/a> to afford. Gasoline in California is more <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/state-gas-price-averages\/\">expensive<\/a><\/strong> than even Hawaii\u2019s, which must be imported across the Pacific Ocean, and proposed taxes could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-candidate-jesse-jensen-blasts-vulnerable-democrat-kim-schriers-rubber-stamp-on-bidens-agenda\/\" title=\"Republican Candidate Jesse Jensen Blasts Vulnerable Democrat Kim Schrier's 'Rubber Stamp' on Biden's Agenda\">raise gas prices<\/a> an <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/california\/article_3fb2b81e-122f-11ef-a5b1-47236bfee376.html\">additional<\/a><\/strong> $1.11 per gallon by 2026. The state\u2019s energy is more <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/california\/article_505c1fa4-080f-11ef-8653-93459ee4e22c.html\">expensive<\/a><\/strong> than any state\u2019s other than Hawaii, further increasing the cost of living. <\/p>\n<p>America\u2019s largest water district, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which supplies water for 19 million Americans, is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/california\/article_ccf0ed60-f919-11ee-9576-3ba926d87901.html\">raising<\/a><\/strong> rates 40% due to revenue losses from high levels of water conservation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-leaders-rip-biden-for-rising-gas-prices-treat-america-like-youre-treating-other-countries\/\" title=\"Republican Leaders Rip Biden for Rising Gas Prices: \u2018Treat America Like You\u2019re Treating Other Countries\u2019\">putting additional pressure<\/a> on Californians\u2019 budgets.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In new state rankings, California ranks last in opportunity due to its high cost of living, as reported by U.S. News and World Report. The report factors in cost of living, economic opportunity, and equality, with California&#8217;s expensive living costs being the primary reason for its low ranking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2246773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24039746545037.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2246772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24039746545037.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2246772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2246772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2246772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2246773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2246772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2246772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2246772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}