He's saying that they won't be able to if the current trend of high tech job loss to states with less stringent taxation continues.That's a meaningless statement. Calfornia is pulling its weight, and the weight of some welfare states like Tennesee, in its federal dollars. We so far, have zero information on the percentage of "dependent" people California has vs other states. We have not even defined "dependent".
So, what is it you are trying to say?