California was long a high tax high service state. You paid your taxes, you had nice state parks, your kids could get a cheap college education. There are other reasons people like California, but the attraction of a high tax low service state will be limited. It's a bit easier to migrate out of California than it is to migrate out of Greece for most of their respective residents.
I'm not saying California is just like Greece, just that adequate public services roughly commensurate with the bill you're paying are, you know, desirable and necessary.
