Oroville is a welfare Chithole because of a bunch of enviro wackos, shutting down the mills and logging. The good residents certainly didn't make that decision.
Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. *Marvin Simkin* L.A. Times (1992)