Posted on 12/01/2011 7:10:45 AM PST by freedombiz
California ranks 46th in business friendliness as measured by 44 different tax and public policy issues, according to a new study from the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, a Virginia-based advocacy group. Still, California ranks at or near the bottom in such categories as personal income tax, personal capital gains tax, gasoline and diesel taxes, per capita state and local government expenditures, per capital state and local government debt and highway cost effectiveness.
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Nebraska had sent a delegation to Kalifornia with the express idea of luring them to the Heartland. If I recall the Omaha World Herald story correctly, they were successful, but not ready to make announcements just yet.
Wow! I thought we were #50....or is it 57?
New England has a lock on the arse end of that list.
There is some good news here. In the not too distant future, CA won’t have the revenue to enforce their draconian anti-business laws.
Only 46th? I'm amazed. Our governor, Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown, along with our Democratic legislature seem hell-bent to drive all free enterprise out of the state.
What are the 11 states that rank below California?
I bet Kazakhstan is more business friendly.
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San Francisco is very business friendly. It must have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country. Everyone knows a guy can go to San Francisco and get a job.....hand or blow depending on how much money you want to spend.
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