Karen Bass is backed by two groups — ultra-wealthy elites safe in their bubbles and subsidized poor who are living better than back home

The financial trap closes on the working class. The carpenters, electricians, and delivery drivers keeping the cities functional pay the highest gas and income taxes in the continental United States. They fund the programs but receive none of the benefits. They earn too much to qualify for state subsidies but lack the millions required to buy their way into secure zip codes.

Time for Spencer Pratt.

Victor Davis Hanson: In collapsing California, Karen Bass is backed by two groups — ultra-wealthy elites safe in their bubbles and subsidized poor who are living better than back home.

The financial trap closes on the working class. The carpenters, electricians, and delivery… pic.twitter.com/cPPVaPYuOw

— jay plemons (@jayplemons)May 30, 2026