Why are some states trying to lure CA companies?

[jw2]

Originally Posted by oldtrader

Your statement: Millions upon millions of people live in California earning a good living without suffering life-threatening bad air. Some in the urban areas and some outside the urban areas.

Show me an area of California where millions of people live earning a good living without suffering life threatening bad air. In the urban area where millions of people live, there is bad air, period. Look at the income people earn, in the areas of California that have clean air. Lets look at Eureka the largest city in North West California over a recent 10 year period. The same population levels of 60 years ago, when I lived there.

Population by Year Change Rate
2000 26,127 N/A
2001 25,993 -0.51%
2002 25,968 -0.10%
2003 25,853 -0.44%
2004 25,803 -0.19%
2005 25,644 -0.62%
2006 25,518 -0.49%
2007 25,282 -0.92%
2008 25,212 -0.28%
2009 25,245 0.13%

Since then?
Population in 2011: 27,218. Population change since 2000: +4.2% From //www.city-data.com/city/Eureka...#ixzz2NEDJEDn0

California as a whole: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 up 2.1% (USA up 1.7%) California QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

Originally Posted by oldtrader

California does not have even one place in the top 25 best places to retire according to Forbes Magazine. But states like Florida, and Texas do. Several from the South, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico and even Fargo North Dakota makes the list. But not one in California.

The 25 Best Places To Retire In 2012 - Forbes

That is a list of cheapest places to retire, not best places to retire. From the article:

But the bigger bias is the importance we place on day-to-day economic issues: the average price of a home, the cost of living and the tax burden on retirees. So there are no entries here from states where it costs a lot to get by, such as California, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York.

And your whole argument on leaving California otherwise you die is not shared widely. In fact, the life expectancy in California is 3rd highest at 80.4 years old (Montana is number 27 at 78.4)

List of U.S. states by life expectancy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[.highnlite]

Originally Posted by oldtrader
Your statement: Millions upon millions of people live in California earning a good living without suffering life-threatening bad air. Some in the urban areas and some outside the urban areas.

Show me an area of California where millions of people live earning a good living without suffering life threatening bad air

A problem with critical thinking skills here. Note the difference in meaning between "Millions upon millions of people live in California earning a good living...etc" and "Show me an area of California where millions of people live"

Trying to justify one moving to the northern great plains by continually making incoherent statements about California indicates a need for a hobby.

Reminds me of the old story, years ago up where OT lives in the great windpower paradise of the northern plains, a man comes home from work one day and finds his children all shot dead, his wife dead on the kitchen floor with a pistol in her hand and in the other hand a note that said, "I am sorry, I just couldn't take the wind anymore."

The doctors advice for both my wife and myself, was move or die. We moved here for clean air.

It is important to note that the death rate for Montana is 100%

Originally Posted by jw2
the life expectancy in California is 3rd highest at 80.4 years old (Montana is number 27 at 78.4)

Oh No! you just pulled the rug out from under OT

[ralphkramden]

Originally Posted by jw2

the life expectancy in California is 3rd highest at 80.4 years old (Montana is number 27 at 78.4)

List of U.S. states by life expectancy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Damn Sam! That says it! And 'rep' button won't recognize genius in a post neither.

Look Darth OldTimer, Ibeen breathing diesel better than 45 years. Grew fat on it. Lots of us monkeys get by with all kinds of air.

[Senno]

Hi Ralph. Just visiting to grab a linky. Wassup?

How's that lung x-ray looking?