Considering leaving California (Santa Monica: rental, homes, buy)

[alaskaflyer]

Originally Posted by LakersWon310

Strongly thinking of leaving CA due to the fires, highest taxes in the land, mediocre dry land, prevalent poverty throughout the state, illegal aliens, 3 hour traffic at midnight, etc.

Long story short, the West Coast used to be the best coast. But now, East Coast is the best coast.

There is nothing on the West Coast that can match Maine to Florida. The East has the depth, something the west lacks.

The West Coast is empty outside of the LA-SF strip. The East is fully developed. You cannot compare 15 states to 3 states. Do not let California's blue skies fool you. The East is the King of the USA, not the west.

This coming from a Pakistani Muslim American.

Is this parody?

[V8 Vega]

Originally Posted by Igor Blevin

California is consistently rated among the worst states for business in America, often taking the top spot as worst state. I would never bring a successful business from another state into California. The taxes and regulations will kill you.

There is a reason business is flooding out of California for other states.

Wait till prop. 15 passes if it does.

[18Montclair]

I love when whiners leave. Bye!

[Mr5150]

Originally Posted by Igor Blevin

California is consistently rated among the worst states for business in America, often taking the top spot as worst state. I would never bring a successful business from another state into California. The taxes and regulations will kill you.

There is a reason business is flooding out of California for other states.

And yet we have the fifth largest economy in the world??? I don’t understand your post.

[alaskaflyer]

Originally Posted by Mr5150

And yet we have the fifth largest economy in the world??? I don’t understand your post.

Which is growing at a rate higher than the US as a whole...

[vunderbar]

Originally Posted by aslowdodge

And yet it’s concern for the environment has helped yield a ton of wildfires. How’s that working for you?

We know where this poster gets his/her news Raking coming up next as a solution!

[2sleepy]

Originally Posted by Igor Blevin

California is consistently rated among the worst states for business in America, often taking the top spot as worst state. I would never bring a successful business from another state into California. The taxes and regulations will kill you.

There is a reason business is flooding out of California for other states.

Then leave Igor, move to Mississippi and get a job with one of those businesses that paid workers $15 or $20 an hour when they were in California and now pay $7.00 an hour. Businesses move when they see the potential to make more money in another state, much of that translates to lower salaries and fewer protections for workers safety and working conditions.

By the way, if you do some research you will find that most of the stories about the great California exodus is made up BS that is spoon fed to the media by organized groups and out of state realtors.
https://calmatters.org/economy/2020/...ving-industry/

As far as California ranking as the worst state for business, I'm not finding anything that supports that. Forbes ranks California #31, not great but better than 19 other states.
https://www.forbes.com/best-states-for-business/list/#tabverall

[2sleepy]

Originally Posted by aslowdodge

And yet it’s concern for the environment has helped yield a ton of wildfires. How’s that working for you?

With the state only owning and having control of 3% of the states forwards I would suggest that if California raked their tiny portion of forested land every day they would still be stuck with 57% of federal land and 40% of privately owned land that they have zero control over.

[2sleepy]

Originally Posted by vunderbar

We know where this poster gets his/her news Raking coming up next as a solution!

No, I don't know where that poster gets his/her news, why don't you enlighten us?

[Igor Blevin]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

And before mandatory smog checks for vehicles, you could barely breathe in parts of California.

I love living in a state that's so environmentally conscious. Sorry it bothers you.

Because asking to have a shower head that delivers 6/10ths of a gallon more per minute is equivalent to cleaning up the serious and imminent health hazard of the choking air pollution in the LA basin.

This is called "relativism" and completely destroys your argument.

Thanks for playing.