California is being compared to New York as a disaster tourism destination for economists, as it increasingly ignores basic economic principles. The author argues that California's politicians are leading in the economic race to the bottom, as they ignore basic principles like basic economics. This comes as other blue states, including Washington and Virginia, are adopting similar policies, such as increasing taxes, rent-controls and wage increases. A recent report by researchers at the University of California-Santa Cruz found evidence of the negative effects of mandatory wage floors, including higher menu prices for consumers, reductions in employee working hours, elimination of overtime, and loss of benefits for employees. Despite these findings, Democrats believe they are the champions of the working class, regardless of how many people they put out of work. The article also notes that California is rapidly implementing policies that exacerbate job losses and wasteful spending.