XBSIndex“California has the highest cost of living in America.”
What they posted
🚨 NEW: I’m SLASHING California’s state budget to $300 billion to pay for my Working Class Tax Cut. Working families are drowning in the highest cost of living in America, while Sacramento wastes their tax money on High-Speed Rail and bloated bureaucracy. ENOUGH! I’ll cut the https://t.co/qB2nhdg4JH
Why it's Truth
BEA official data (primary source) and multiple analyses (CalcFolk, JVM Lending, Rank the States) confirm California has the highest state-level Regional Price Parity (110.7 in 2024 data) and is ranked the most or among the most expensive states by overall cost-of-living measures.