California, Cooking the Golden Geese

Hewlett-Packard , the garage-born legend that created Silicon Valley, is officially gone. The company that once symbolized California’s spirit of innovation, risk‑taking, and world‑changing engineering has packed up its headquarters and moved to Houston Texas, citing a friendlier business climate and lower operating costs

HP has joined the long list of companies fleeing high taxes, heavy regulations, and soaring costs. The move reflects a broader trend: firms that once defined California’s economic power are now choosing states where they can grow without being punished for succeeding.

Elon Musk has been blunt about why he moved Tesla, SpaceX, and X out of California. He has repeatedly argued that the state’s political leadership is hostile to families, businesses, and growth. In one widely shared post on X, Musk warned that California is “taking its success for granted” and effectively "cooking its golden geese", the entrepreneurs and companies that once made it thrive.

You can’t keep squeezing the innovators who generate jobs, tax revenue, and global prestige, and expect them to stay.

HPE’s departure is part of a much larger pattern. Chevron, Oracle, Tesla, Charles Schwab, McKesson, Realtor.com, Palantir, Neutrogena and dozens more have already left. If the state continues down this path, the exodus won’t slow, it will accelerate. And the golden geese that once laid the foundation for California’s prosperity will keep flying to places where innovation is welcomed, not punished.

But the real problem is that instead of admitting why this is happening, people keep defending and voting for the same political structures, the entrenched politicians, interests, unions, and NGOs that benefit from one‑party rule.

California needs to wake up before it’s too late. We need leadership that actually serves the people. Change the way you vote if you want to see real change in California!