The stupidity of Californians never ceases to amaze me :( (Sacramento: sales tax, to live)

[JGC97]

Originally Posted by SportyandMisty

Nancy Pelosi was only half-way into full-on gloat mode on the TV just now.

She clearly was disappointed in some things. She hoped for a full capture of the Senate as well, in which case...

Step 1: Impeach Trump.
Step 2: Impeach Pence.
Step 3: Nancy Pelosi becomes president
Step 4: Ruth Bader Ginsburg retires the day after Pelosi is sworn in.
Step 5: Nancy Pelosi appoints either Hillary or Barack to the US Supreme Court.

Sounds like a brief synopsis of a new James Patterson book.

Also, what you stated about the job market is true. Unemployment in this country is the lowest it's been in decades. Why is that? Never mind. I think I know the answer.

[mrsltd]

Originally Posted by silverkris

And its unofficial state motto is "Thank God for Mississippi" such that it doesn't rank dead last in many social and economic indicators. Your point?

I thought that was Arkansas's unofficial state motto.

[CA4Now]

Originally Posted by 2sleepy

I didn't whine, I just hoped that the way he campaigned didn't reflect how he would run the country, unfortunately I was wrong.

It's okay, sleepy. I whined.

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

It's okay, sleepy. I whined.

Red? ... or white? One’s better with fish ... and the other with pasta, I hear. I don’t drink (anymore). You wine for me

[payutenyodagimas]

Originally Posted by SportyandMisty

Foxconn Technology Group is considering bringing in personnel from China to help staff a large facility under construction in southern Wisconsin as it struggles to find engineers and other workers in one of the tightest labor markets in the U.S. The company promised the state it would invest $10 billion and build a 22-million-square-foot liquid-crystal display panel plant, hiring 13,000 employees, primarily factory workers along with some engineers and business support positions.

Labor shortages are a national challenge. In September, employers nationwide had more than a million more unfilled job openings, at 7.01 million, than there were unemployed workers, according to the Labor Department.

Average time to fill vacant job positions reached a record high of 32.3 working days in September, according to University of Chicago labor economist Steven Davis. It took more than 40 days to fill jobs in the tech-heavy information industry.

Unemployment in Wisconsin is well below the national average; the economy is booming.

Foxconn is actively engaged with high schools and local colleges to produce the workers it will need at the plant when it is completed.

if that were true, how come Wisconsin needs to pay Foxconn $4B?

https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/29/...r-scott-walker

since Wisconsin already offers tax incentives, this means the incentives Foxconn got will be disbursed to them in cash

they estimated it takes 40 years for Wisconsin to recoup their part of the deal

[likealady]

Yep, CA residents are stupid. They keep making it harder on themselves and put way too much trust in our corrupt government. I thought for sure people would wake up. Locally they passed a sales tax increase for us. Just ridiculous.

[payutenyodagimas]

Originally Posted by likealady

Yep, CA residents are stupid. They keep making it harder on themselves and put way too much trust in our corrupt government. I thought for sure people would wake up. Locally they passed a sales tax increase for us. Just ridiculous.

no increase in sales tax where we live

[phlinak]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

Awww, whiney whine whine. Aren't you the one who was whining about whiners on the (deleted) Feinstein thread?
At least the crowd you listed here is paying Brown's higher state capital-gains tax, unlike the robber barons on the federal level. BTW, WA doesn't have a state income tax. Have you considered moving?

Please don't encourage that whiney-pants to move to WA.

We are considering retiring there and we don't want them bringing their negativity to another beautiful state.

[That_One_Girl]

Originally Posted by eureka1

OP, you should consider moving.

Yes. I was miserable when I lived in a red state. It's so much better to live somewhere that's aligned to your politics.

I guess it goes without saying, but I'm pretty happy with the election results.

[phlinak]

Originally Posted by V8 Vega

Think how great California could be if we didn't have socialist, Communist government. It's absolutely baffling how so many people can be so dumb.

I agree.

Don't you know that a government cannot be simultaneously "socialist" and "communist"?