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View Poll Results: What would cause you to leave California?
If it became unaffordable for me... 59 48.36%
If politics got too liberal/conservative/moderate... 17 13.93%
If it gets too crowded... 26 21.31%
If I had to move for work.... 26 21.31%
Nothing. I can't leave California, family/sunshine/hollywood/natural beauty/etc keeps me here and I can't find it anywhere else. 40 32.79%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 122. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 07-10-2014, 12:28 PM
 
Location: Laguna Beach, CA
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I read different threads around this forum and so many people complain about California. They complain about the high housing cost, high cost of living, too many illegals, too liberal, too conservative, too moderate, too crowded!!!

For those of you who stay, despite complaining about how bad it is becoming, what would be your breaking point to pick up and just leave to greener pastures?
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Old 07-10-2014, 04:21 PM
 
Location: Pahrump, NV
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for me it became unaffordable. myself & dh had great jobs, made great money, but the thought of spending $500k on my first home was sickening.
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Old 07-10-2014, 04:55 PM
 
Location: Madison, WI
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None of the above. I'll leave when I retire.
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Old 07-10-2014, 04:57 PM
 
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When I retire.
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Old 07-10-2014, 05:00 PM
 
Location: SW MO
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Left when we retired.
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Old 07-10-2014, 05:08 PM
 
Location: Sierra Nevada Land, CA
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I suppose if someone threated to kill my family if I didn't move out of state.

I see no advantage to leave. But then again, I don't live in LA, the Bay Area or in any of the other overcrowded urban areas which comprise 3% of this fine state.

I live in an area where people move to when they retire. COL is a third of what you find in the Bay Area.

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Old 07-10-2014, 05:15 PM
 
Location: Seal Beach, California
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If they ever got rid of In-N-Out Burger.
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Old 07-10-2014, 05:53 PM
 
Location: I'm around town...
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Nothing. I'm very content here and don't see myself living elsewhere.
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Old 07-10-2014, 08:49 PM
 
Location: Montana
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We and our friends are always at the tipping point of bailing out of CA. If another L.A Riots or large scale earthquake happened, then yes, we would be GONE.
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Old 07-10-2014, 08:51 PM
 
Location: North Idaho
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Already way past. We have bought our retirement home in Idaho and will move there when we retire.

Dave
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