California Is the Most Innovative Economy in America (San Diego, San Jose: student loans, college)

[DKM]

Originally Posted by Mr5150

COL has no effect on innovation. Desirable areas are usually expensive. Check out Hong Kong, Paris, Berlin, London. These places make the Bay Area look like a bargain.

Other than Hong Kong, that's an inaccurate post there sir.

[expatCA]

Originally Posted by Tulemutt

These 3D-printed homes can be built for less than $4,000 in just 24 hours
https://www.businessinsider.com/3d-h...o-print-2018-9

From the site:


"Icon told the Wall Street Journal that printing a 2,000-square-foot home would cost around $20,000."


Bring it on for the homeless.


Nuts, I will take at least one myself.

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by expatCA

From the site:


"Icon told the Wall Street Journal that printing a 2,000-square-foot home would cost around $20,000."


Bring it on for the homeless.


Nuts, I will take at least one myself.

Well, glad you enjoy the concept ... but I have to throw a bit of shade on it: it’s just the shell ... which is the easiest and not most expensive part of building a home. Plumbing, electrical, windows/doors, kitchens, baths, et al add up. Still a good shot though

[Burkmere]

Originally Posted by Californiaguy2007

I was basically just noting some of the innovations that California has created which many people use.

You mean like high taxes, horrible traffic, homelessness galore, and feces all over San Francisco streets?

[veritased]

California is a terrible place to do business, period, full stop.

What's making the headline here is not California and the string of idiotic Democrat led state governments, far from it, and mostly in spite of them and their policies, it's entrepreneurs and Silicon Valley that make California tick, at least Norcal.
LA is the strange animal that it is, it's own economy, not connected to San Diego or San Jose/San Francisco.

And these cities are now choking from the policies of their elected government. I say you gonna learn your lesson, but good. The worse is yet to come, I am afraid, as the current plagues intensify.

[Finper]

Originally Posted by veritased

California is a terrible place to do business, period, full stop.

What's making the headline here is not California and the string of idiotic Democrat led state governments, far from it, and mostly in spite of them and their policies, it's entrepreneurs and Silicon Valley that make California tick, at least Norcal.
LA is the strange animal that it is, it's own economy, not connected to San Diego or San Jose/San Francisco.

And these cities are now choking from the policies of their elected government. I say you gonna learn your lesson, but good. The worse is yet to come, I am afraid, as the current plagues intensify.

As a small business owner I have to agree with this. My dad started the business in 1975. I've been helping him run it for 23 years now and I've never had such a hard time just keeping the doors open! Our employee taxes have tripled and we have the same number of employees. The insurances I have to have are killing me. Our shop rent has doubled. We have to raise our prices accordingly and now our customers ( restaurant chains) are having a devil of a time paying us because they're struggling too. My father is dying so I plan to try and keep it going till next summer then move out of state.... but I have my doubts.

[njbiodude]

Originally Posted by Finper

As a small business owner I have to agree with this. My dad started the business in 1975. I've been helping him run it for 23 years now and I've never had such a hard time just keeping the doors open! Our employee taxes have tripled and we have the same number of employees. The insurances I have to have are killing me. Our shop rent has doubled. We have to raise our prices accordingly and now our customers ( restaurant chains) are having a devil of a time paying us because they're struggling too. My father is dying so I plan to try and keep it going till next summer then move out of state.... but I have my doubts.

Again crummy marginal businesses are generally forced to leave. I'm 30 and taking classes even though I have 2 degrees already. It takes perserverence to thrive here and you need to stay up to date with your skills.

My father runs a consulting business of sorts and thrives here, I thrive here as do plenty of others. If you want to pay your cashier $7.25/hour, Arkansas beckons. There's a ton of amazing restaurants in my area and the competition is fierce.

[Finper]

Originally Posted by njbiodude

Again crummy marginal businesses are generally forced to leave. I'm 30 and taking classes even though I have 2 degrees already. It takes perserverence to thrive here and you need to stay up to date with your skills.

My father runs a consulting business of sorts and thrives here, I thrive here as do plenty of others. If you want to pay your cashier $7.25/hour, Arkansas beckons. There's a ton of amazing restaurants in my area and the competition is fierce.

Uh yea we'll have to compare overhead costs of a consulting business vs a upholstery shop with employees. I think the consulter will come out ahead.

[veritased]

Originally Posted by njbiodude

Again crummy marginal businesses are generally forced to leave. I'm 30 and taking classes even though I have 2 degrees already. It takes perserverence to thrive here and you need to stay up to date with your skills.

My father runs a consulting business of sorts and thrives here, I thrive here as do plenty of others. If you want to pay your cashier $7.25/hour, Arkansas beckons. There's a ton of amazing restaurants in my area and the competition is fierce.

Haha, you keep taking classes, cause you ain't ready for the real world of business. Thriving because your Daddy thrives on his consulting business is swell, but it's fake thriving, ya feel me? And just what exactly defines a 'crummy marginal business' ? LOL. I suspect you voted for Gavin Newsom and will vote for Pocahontas now that she will forgive your student loans and make perpetual college life free.

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by Burkmere

You mean like high taxes, horrible traffic, homelessness galore, and feces all over San Francisco streets?

High taxes, horrible traffic, homelessness galore and feces on the streets are unique to California? Been to NYC? Washington, DC? Seattle? Honolulu? I can go on ...