How its leaders plan to use the money says a lot about its politics
Recently California has been running a lottery to encourage vaccinations against covid-19. Those who have received their jabs can enter to win prizes, including holidays, gift cards and ten grand-prize cheques of $1.5m each. California has also recently won a windfall of its own. Instead of an expected $54bn budget deficit because of the covid-19-induced recession, a roaring stock market combined with a federal stimulus has produced a surplus of more than $100bn.
