The Socialist Republic of CA nanny state has a wide ranging variety of new laws taking effect next year. Makes interesting reading. $20/ hour for burger flippers? Really? An additional 11% tax on firearms and ammo, on top of 10% sales tax.

https://abc7.com/new-californi...moking-pot/14145334/

Cali used to be the dream of America - I wonder if there are any American'
s left there?

The golden state is now coated in lead…

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Originally posted by jdollar:
The golden state is now coated in lead…

I wish.

It is coated in plain old SHIT!

DEMOCRACY IN ACTION!

Don't move here, traffic is terrible and weather is vastly overrated...

Cali is still great place, it just depends where and what county

My proposal for the New President!

What an utterly fucked up country!

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Originally posted by Bivoj:
Cali is still great place, it just depends where and what county

If CA is such a great place, why are businesses and retirees leaving in drove? Why has California’s population dropped so much that they lost a congressional seat. Why has Oracle, VRBO, HP, Nestle, Tesla, and Apple moved their headquarters or their entire business elsewhere? Read this Forbes article for enlightenment.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/a...ion/?sh=434e366d2327

Note especially energy and housing costs, taxes both business and personal, over regulation of all aspects of society. It makes for interesting reading….

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Originally posted by jdollar:

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Originally posted by Bivoj:
Cali is still great place, it just depends where and what county

If CA is such a great place, why are businesses and retirees leaving in drove? Why has California’s population dropped so much that they lost a congressional seat. Why has Oracle, VRBO, HP, Nestle, Tesla, and Apple moved their headquarters or their entire business elsewhere? Read this Forbes article for enlightenment.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/a...ion/?sh=434e366d2327

Note especially energy and housing costs, taxes both business and personal, over regulation of all aspects of society. It makes for interesting reading….

Good points
State governments have insatiable appetite for taxes
Sooner or later, every state gets greedy

Then how do 9 states get by with no income tax, especially large ones like TX and FL? Answer of course is that unlike CA, they manage to live within their means. The Dems in Sacramento haven’t learned this, obviously. Tax and spend is a CA way of life.

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Originally posted by jdollar:
Then how do 9 states get by with no income tax, especially large ones like TX and FL? Answer of course is that unlike CA, they manage to live within their means. The Dems in Sacramento haven’t learned this, obviously. Tax and spend is a CA way of life.

Actually, the answer to that question, at least in Texas, is we pay high property and sales taxes instead of a state income tax. The government is gonna get their money from you one way or the other.

>>>>Though Texas has no state-level personal income tax, it does levy relatively high consumption and property taxes on residents to make up the difference. Ultimately, it has a higher effective state and local tax rate for a median U.S. household at 12.73% than California's 8.97%, according to a new report from WalletHub.<<<<

https://fortune.com/2023/03/23...-highest-tax-burden/

Can’t read your link as I don’t subscribe to Fortune. Perhaps you can explain why so many Californians are leaving there for TX and other states. Net negative population growth in the most populous state in America. There must be some reason. Back to the first link I posted, check the new CA laws taking effect next month. What a freak show of feel good bullshit…