California Overtakes Japan to Become World's Fourth-largest Economy

Friday, April 25, 2025

If California were its own country, its economy would now rank as the fourth-largest of any nation in the globe, Gov. Gavin Newsom said this week.

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California economy now the world's fourth-largest, overtaking Japan

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-- Los Angeles Times (@latimes.com) April 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM

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We own you MAGAT fools.

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-24 02:25 PM | Reply

Newsom: In 2023, Californians contributed $83.1 billion more to the federal government than we received back.

And for your viewers: that other state"Texas"took $71.1 billion more than it contributed to the federal government. California: $83 billion, contributor. Texas: taker.

#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-04-24 04:46 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Even with all the taxation, it still can't pay its own bills.

Thanks for helping out everyone.

Oh related to CA 10Billion dollar ask ....

File Under: Immigrants with more freedom than citizens.

Mass. has spent over $700M this year on shelters housing locals, migrants
www.masslive.com

#3 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-04-24 06:50 PM | Reply

Blah blah blah.

Goatblob always touted the impending doom of California. You just look like a lazy moron, which is appropriate.

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-24 07:37 PM | Reply

@other98

So the "apocalyptic hellscape" of California kicked in $83 billion MORE to the federal government than it got back, while the "freedom-loving superstate" of Texas took a whopping $89 billion in federal funds. Funny how that works.

#5 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-25 12:12 PM | Reply

Here's your $.03 of it. where should I venmo it to?

#6 | Posted by eberly at 2025-04-25 12:14 PM | Reply

en.wikipedia.org

as with most economic and political issues, we wind up measuring things by "per capita"

So let's do that here.....attached above is how GDP is ranked per state. California is still very high..but not #1 per capita.

but I'm rooting for California to continue to thrive. It's good for everyone.

#7 | Posted by eberly at 2025-04-25 12:17 PM | Reply

...attached above is how GDP is ranked per state. California is still very high..but not #1 per capita.

I'm not sure how relevant that is as a metric. Look at Canada. Ontario arguably has the highest GDP but per capita it fits in 8th place. NWT and Nunavut are #1 and #2 and there's pretty much nothing there.

#8 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-04-25 01:28 PM | Reply

en.wikipedia.org

as with most economic and political issues, we wind up measuring things by "per capita"

So let's do that here.....attached above is how GDP is ranked per state. California is still very high..but not #1 per capita.

but I'm rooting for California to continue to thrive. It's good for everyone.

#7 | Posted by eberly

So Washington, DC, which produces basically nothing, is the most productive state/territory? And by a long shot?

#9 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-04-25 02:17 PM | Reply

Here's your $.03 of it. where should I venmo it to?
#6 | POSTED BY EBERLY

Oh look. Eberly's back.

Venmo D's nuts.

#10 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-25 05:16 PM | Reply

Not a good thing, all in all. Global warming is about to kill a lot of people and its acceleration is because of greed and the growth of populations and the markets. Such is life, we who are alive today are watching a stupid culture do astoundingly stupid things, and that is that.

#11 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-04-26 07:09 AM | Reply

Yeah. California sucks... bunch of left coast losers...

#12 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-04-26 09:06 AM | Reply

California sucks. Especially the north coast.

Don't come up here. There is just a bunch of old redwoods and empty beaches that stretch for miles.

And the air is ridiculously clean and fresh.

And the weather is super crazy. Seems like if you don't like the weather here you can just drive 30 miles and it's all different!

Who can live like that?

#13 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-04-26 01:29 PM | Reply

Here's your $.03 of it. where should I venmo it to?
#6 | POSTED BY EBERLY

Better save it for your states budget.

California does not need it. Our budget is balanced this year.

#14 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-04-26 01:32 PM | Reply

"California does not need it. Our budget is balanced this year."

Well sure, if they don't count underfunding their pension plans.

#15 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-04-26 01:43 PM | Reply