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Largest population and a GDP that at last I read was somewhere around 5th GLOBALLY supassing most countries which is no small feat for a single state. So it makes good sense that the rest of the nation takes notice when they enact something. Fortunatly most of the policies they enact tend to be for the benefit of the populous (environmental, gun control, privacy, etc) rather than corporations amd the elite so keep it up I say.
Some say people don't like it due to the cost of living. Property costs are reflective of both the prosperity of a local population and the desire people have to live there, so it's hard to say people don't like it because of the cost of living, if anything I'd see the opposite.