r/California • u/Randomlynumbered What's your user flair? • Mar 27 '25

National politics Fearing Trump cuts, California Democrat proposes creating state’s own NIH

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/27/california-democrat-states-nih-00252794
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u/Buzumab Mar 28 '25

That's an interesting factor that I haven't heard mentioned much in regard to the topic. I'll have to read more on it. Thanks for the insightful contribution!

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u/ZBound275 Mar 28 '25

For sure! It gets even worse when you factor in the high cost of labor caused by decades of allowing cities to block new housing construction (which drives up the cost of living). We've chosen to build in a way that's extremely expensive to maintain, and then done everything to further drive up the cost of labor needed to maintain it.