https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13495361/Gavin-Newsom-Fortune-500-California-tweet-backlash.htmlCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom's latest attempt to celebrate big business
blew up in his face when he was rounded on by furious Californians for
ignoring the reality of life in the Golden State.
The Democrat governor took to X, formerly Twitter, to revel in a survey
suggesting that California now leads the US in Fortune 500 companies.
'Huge', be declared, 'and something you definitely won't hear on Fox News
tonight.'
The backlash was certainly huge with hundreds of Californians tearing into his
record on crime, drugs, housing, the budget deficit and the rest of the
state's economy
'Cool, the rich are getting really, really rich and the middle class are
becoming poor!' wrote JD Sharp. 'Welcome to sunny, socialist California!!'
The embattled governor was keen to trumpet a Fortune Magazine story suggesting
that 57 of America's biggest firms now call the state home, overtaking Texas
and New York and putting California at the top of the list for the first time
in 10 years.
'More than Texas. More than Florida. 57 incredible and booming companies,
right here in the Golden State,' he boasted.
But many were keen to point out that people have been heading in the other
direction with 340,000 more leaving than arriving in 2022.
Los Angeles has 340,000 fewer people than it did in 2019, while San Francisco,
San Diego and Santa Clara counties are each around 40,000 people short.
Florida meanwhile gained nearly 250,000, while Texas had 174,261. California's
population is 1.2% less than it was in 2019 will not reach pre-pandemic
numbers until around 2032 on current trends.
'Expect most of their employees are virtual or work in other states,' tweeted
Mericamemed. 'But it's nice that you are catering to large corporations
instead of regular people. I'd rather you be bragging about having the most
small businesses that succeed, not enriching billionaires.'
'Funny how many people have been voting with their feet and fleeing your
state!' added MacAttack001. 'How much of that $45 billion deficit you are
sporting went into these companies as tax breaks? And did you find that $24
billion you misplaced?'
Reception of the governor's tin-eared tweet was not improved by its timing,
coming a day after it was revealed that Fortune 500 CEO's enjoyed an average
12.6% pay rise last year, dwarfing the 4.1% for private sector workers.
But even the governor's success story was not what he claimed, according to
some.
Community Notes appended to Newsom's tweet read, 'For context, Texas has 55.
California has 57. California is also about 25% bigger in population than
Texas: 30m vs 39m. By population, California should have 68. And Texas and
Florida have been gaining, too. Gavin doesn't mention that.'
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