Carl's Jr wants to move its Headquarters (Los Angeles, San Diego: insurance, unemployment)

[user_id]

Originally Posted by TVC15

That is correct...you can't because your claims are total BS! That is why you can't refute it. You just don't know what your are talking about.

You have yet to show that I'm wrong, you have instead just created distractions. To say it again, Texas only has 3 tier 1 universities. That is a very small number for the 2nd largest state, as a result many top high school students in Texas have to look to other states if they want to receive an education by a tier 1 university. That is a brain-drain, but its also very damaging to Texas residents that have very smart kids but don't have the means to send them out of state.

[Curmudgeon]

Originally Posted by user_id

There is no question that.... California has a brain-gain.

...which will expand significantly if the day ever comes that you leave it.

Is argument the only form of discourse you are capable of?

[user_id]

Originally Posted by yeahthatguy

. I am not concerned w/ what California was .. I am concerned w/ where it is going .. Which is exactly what my points focus on... K-12 rankings are crap due to immigration .. yes, they are and that concerns me w/ the liberal/lax attitude towards it..

So far you've only expressed concerned with overall higher taxes in California. In fact, you just waiting to see if a mirror tax increase is extended or not because that is apparently all you care about.

Originally Posted by yeahthatguy

Are there better Universities outside CA? Heck yeah .. I re-iterate the ranking of the one I went to

You're demonstrating once again that you aren't serious. Nobody would suggest that there aren't excellent universities outside of California, that isn't the issue. The issue is that California has one of the best university systems in the world, 6 of its public universities are in the top 50 and 7 are tier 1. Its community college system is excellent, its cal-state system is very affordable and provides great value.

Originally Posted by yeahthatguy

I am deciding to locate where taxes/cost of living are low... the canvas is somewhat blank and ready to painted ... and the state is going places long term .....

Great, so instead of whining on forums why don't you start planning your move? California isn't going to become a low-service, low-tax state, what happens with the tax extensions is irrelevant on this matter. If you are seeking a low-tax, lower cost of living area you should leave now, in fact you should have left days ago.

[user_id]

Originally Posted by Curmudgeon

...which will expand significantly if the day ever comes that you leave it.

Is argument the only form of discourse you are capable of?

Let me know when you're interested in more than petty insults...okay? In the meantime enjoy your swamp.

[slo1318]

Originally Posted by user_id

Although the Texas university has made some improvements, your claim about the California system isn't true. In terms of university rankings California is doing better, not worse. I would agree that in terms of social missions that these universities are suppose to serve that the universities are indeed doing worse, but under this metric Texas universities are doing horribly though.

In terms of intellectual environment not much as changed. Texas is still a backwards state where intellectualism is attacked and California is still a forward focused state where intellectualism is encouraged.

I agree with some of your points, but having lived in both states I dont think you are correct. Texas is the new frontier, where California was years ago. California is morphing into something else. I dont think thats a bad thing either, its maturing.

[EscapeCalifornia]

Originally Posted by slo1318

I agree with some of your points, but having lived in both states I dont think you are correct. Texas is the new frontier, where California was years ago. California is morphing into something else. I dont think thats a bad thing either, its maturing.

CA is becoming and extension of the Northeast which is an extension of Western Europe. High density, high cost, high tax, high regulation, with a big dose of 3rd world two classism.

[.highnlite]

High density,

Say What?
California has approximately the same land area as Japan with about 1/3 rd as many people, hardly high density.

high cost

bout the same as everywhere else with the advantage of year round fresh vegies.

high tax

Yep a whole 2 or 3 % more than the low tax states.

high regulation

bout like most states.

with a big dose of 3rd world two classism.

Whatever the heck that is.

[user_id]

Originally Posted by slo1318

I agree with some of your points, but having lived in both states I dont think you are correct. Texas is the new frontier, where California was years ago. California is morphing into something else. I dont think thats a bad thing either, its maturing.

You agree with some points but think I'm incorrect? What exactly am I incorrect about?

In what sense is Texas the new frontier? Texas became a state 5 years before California and is the 2nd populous state in the country. How in the world is that a new frontier? Recently Texas has seen higher population growth than it has in the past, but I don't see how that makes it a "new frontier".

[yeahthatguy]

You Win !
http://images1.memegenerator.net/ImageMacro/6622796/California-It-really-is-1.jpg?imageSize=Medium&generatorName=Snob (broken link)
oh man

[user_id]

Like I said, you're not serious.