and this is than ever before in california s history, a whopping one hundred and seventy three thousand. but even that number underestimateseven the problem. the place is also teeming with deblst. it s local governments are in the red to the tune of almost one point six trillion dollars . now, for $1 some perspective here,ary bu the discretionary budget of the entire united statesdg was one point six trillion dollars in fiscal year.$1.6 2020 t one now. it s so bad that roughly 25% of the nation s housing shortage right now is attributabl righte to california and the middle class there. it s getting absolutely crushed. the gaelp between high and low income families in california is among the biggest intop of the nation. t families at the top of income the income distribution earned eleven times more than families at the bottom. so with the golden state s decline only accelerating, youee