2026: Jim Desmond Said, “Health Care, Social Services, And Government Jobs Are Growing,” But “They’re Funded By Taxpayers Through Programs Like Medi-Cal And IHSS”

2026: Desmond: “Health Care, Social Services, And Government Jobs Are Growing. But They’re Funded By Taxpayers Through Programs Like Medi-Cal And IHSS.” “ The numbers don't lie: → California: 50th out of 50 for business climate → 48th for business tax competitiveness → 47th for economic outlook → Near LAST in private-sector job growth While government payrolls keep climbing, the private sector — the engine that funds everything — is contracting. Health care, social services, and government jobs are growing. But they're funded by taxpayers through programs like Medi-Cal and IHSS. On paper: ‘job growth.’ In reality: a shrinking tax base propping up an expanding bureaucracy. Healthy economies are built by entrepreneurs, innovators, and risk-takers — not government hiring sprees. California has a $4T+ economy. It should be leading the nation, not ranking last.” [Jim Desmond, Twitter, 2/27/26]

Image: see original report, p. 78

[Jim Desmond, Twitter, 2/27/26]