California's unemployment rates: What can be done? Unreal! (Orange: loans, lawyer)

[UB50]

Our driver's license test is administered in just English and Spanish and that's more than good enough for us.

Now this is a really immigrant-unfriendly policy -- and many new businesses in California are started by legal immigrants: Koreans, Chinese, Russians, Persians, Armenians, Vietnamese, Japanese, etc. I read something the other day about a Silicon Valley bigwig holding up a sign in Mandarin at a meeting and asking how many people could read it. Not very many could and he said this was a problem. For the USA to become an "export nation," we need to expand the number of languages we can speak. Texas might be a great place to put a business if it's already grown and intends to be a "US-centric" business -- but if it plans to take over the world, it's better to be in a place like California.

[jazznblues]

Originally Posted by BluSpark

Come on now....we all know that LA is "challenged" geographically and that California leads the nation in tailpipe emission standards. The reduction in smog here in the face on continued population growth is pretty remarkable.

In fact, it was that guy from Texas (George Bush, Jr.) whose administration blocked California's "moderate" Republican Gov. from implementing tougher tailpipe emission standards. So much for those states rights we hear so much about. Finally, once in power the Obama adminstration has allowed California to move forward with the tougher standards.

So no thanks to Texas, we here in Calif. will breathe a little easier.

Many know LA is challenged geographically. But Texas' air quality is far better than many believe. So many seem to think that Texas spews pollutants everywhere it can. That isn't true.

California NEEDS more air quality regulation than Texas does. But just because CA pays so much attention to air quality is no reason to carry the false idea that Texas has poor air quality or doesn't care about it.

Did you look at the American Lung Association list? Did you see how many CA cities are on the list that are not named LA?

[hoffdano]

Originally Posted by UB50

Now this is a really immigrant-unfriendly policy -- and many new businesses in California are started by legal immigrants: Koreans, Chinese, Russians, Persians, Armenians, Vietnamese, Japanese, etc. I read something the other day about a Silicon Valley bigwig holding up a sign in Mandarin at a meeting and asking how many people could read it. Not very many could and he said this was a problem. For the USA to become an "export nation," we need to expand the number of languages we can speak. Texas might be a great place to put a business if it's already grown and intends to be a "US-centric" business -- but if it plans to take over the world, it's better to be in a place like California.

You may not know this, but California is credited with 11.4% of the USA's exports (2009 data).

Foreign Trade: U.S. Exports by State

It's top 5 trading partners are Mexico, Canada, Japan, China, and South Korea.

Texas is responsible for 15.4% of the USA's exports.

Foreign Trade: U.S. Exports by State

The top 5 trading partners are Mexico, Canada, China, Netherlands, and South Korea.

Business will occur between entities if there is economic value. Language proficiency is surely a plus to make it easier from one person to another, but businesses have a way of figuring this out without state help.

Some of you guys need to learn more about your state's economy. Yes it is one of the largest in the world. But it is weakening and other states you judge redneck are growing faster, employing more people, and their prospects are overall more promising. Much of that great Apple technology Steve Jobs and Co. cook up is built in China by Foxconn Electronics (part of the parent company known as Hon Hai Precision Industry). The profits flow back to CA - and probably generate lots of corporate income tax revenue. But many of the jobs are overseas.

[Inter441]

Put government officials that know how to run the State !! Cali economy is worse in the nation so let federal government take over and make it better screw all the liberal polices of gay and environment polices . Create jobs and improve the standard of living and solve the budget problem before you do anything else for God's sake put people with brains to run California !!

[UB50]

Texas ranks much higher than California on the list of toxic chemical releases: Pollution Rankings: By State

And Texas is #1 on Recognized Carcinogens to Air Pollution Rankings: By State
and #7 on Recognized Carcinogens to Water Pollution Rankings: By State

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by UB50

Texas ranks much higher than California on the list of toxic chemical releases: Pollution Rankings: By State

And Texas is #1 on Recognized Carcinogens to Air Pollution Rankings: By State
and #7 on Recognized Carcinogens to Water Pollution Rankings: By State

But...but...it's cleaner than LA

[Reason42]

Originally Posted by UB50

Texas ranks much higher than California on the list of toxic chemical releases: Pollution Rankings: By State

And Texas is #1 on Recognized Carcinogens to Air Pollution Rankings: By State
and #7 on Recognized Carcinogens to Water Pollution Rankings: By State

Interestingly, Vermont is VERY low on those lists, in all categories...

A state, which last I checked only had THREE corporations...

And ONE THIRD of the state lives on trust funds...

And the young middle and lower class individuals LEAVE...

Correlation? Causation?




Consider: a simple hunter-gather society, with ZERO employment... They would have minimal impact in the "Scorecard" pollution website... They also would have a life expectancy of around 30 years... And they would have zero employment.

?

Is the core ideology of "zero impact", "low/no carbon foot print", "environmentalism" compatible with a human society?

[Reason42]

Employment, progress, growth, environmental impact, global competition...

The attainment of civilization has a cost.

Wisdom seeks a balance.

California is presently too far to one side... China, Mexico, Russia, India, Brazil, and many other developing nations are too far one the other...

But.

IMHO, most of the reported data is terribly biased by the addition of "green house gases"... ...gases poorly supported in the literature to POSSIBLY increase global warming, by affecting global processes. The processes involved in world weather patterns and organic/inorganic cycling are far too complex and truly massive to be generalized.

[Reason42]

Originally Posted by UB50

A lot of people in California create their own jobs.

You can't really blame what is going on now on "liberal" policies. We've had 8 years of Republican governor.

...with Democrats controlling the California Senate and Assembly for how many DECADES?




"titular head"?

[Reason42]

Originally Posted by CAVA1990

Think about it a bit. I understand it goes beyond most peoples' comfort zones but it may be the only measures standing between us and significant political and social instability. Perhaps you'd prefer to read to them from The Wealth of Nations as the starving mob ransacks your neighborhood.

These would have to be done at the Federal level so would not cause anyone to move out of state, and it's highly unlikely many individuals will move overseas. That's just too big a hurdle for most folks plus they would not be able to work legally in most other countries. Devaluing the currency would boost exports, reduce the amount of cheap chinese junk we buy, and increase the amount of goods produced domestically. Rising home values would reduce foreclosures and short sales. To keep corporations in the country we could reduce or eliminate the corporate income tax which is just passed along to consumers anyway.

I will admit that lenders would get screwed royally under my plan.

Ok, I'm hooked, because I have no idea how this, even theoretically, could logically transition: How would devaluing the "green back", inducing massive inflation...

1. boost exports.
2. reduce Chinese imports.
3. increase domestic production.
4. RAISE VALUE of homes in the US. (Price maybe, but true value?)
5. Reduce home foreclosures and short sales.


As a hint for 1,2,3: Doesn't the cost of production (as inflation takes off), increase...

As a hint for 4,5: Would inflation lower the value of the "green back", yet raise the "value" of your home???

Does a C-note in your pocket today feel as good as it did 30 years ago?