acyco's definitions

Calie

During the dust bowl in the 1930’s, folks that moved from Oklahoma to California to escape poverty were called Okies. During the Bush Bowl of 2009 those that are leaving California to come to the plains states to escape poverty are called Calies.

Calies suffer from high forclosure rates, expensive gasoline, high cost of living, and high unemployment which forces Calies to move from CA to places where prices are much lower.

by acyco April 28, 2009