Took me 35 years to finally get fed up.
Now in Red State 'Murrica.
Posted on 12/10/2022 9:54:09 AM PST by ransomnote
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"A recent study by UC Berkeley revealed that over half of the residents of California are looking into moving."
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"To complicate the matter, state legislators in California are now discussing retroactive taxes as well as an exit tax for rich residents of the state who leave California for another state. AB2088 doesn’t only seek to create a wealth tax in California but also force rich old California residents to pay the tax for nearly 10 years after they’ve left. "
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"Others mentioned that they feel that their votes in California don’t count while others still complain that politicians focus on the needs of large cities while leaving the needs and wishes of residents of rural areas unattended. COVID-19 restrictions in the state have placed an extra strain on residents. 19 percent of California workers had filed for unemployment as of April 2020.
Even though some industries have resumed operation, others are affected by continued restrictions. Restricted businesses include gyms, restaurants, personal care services, bars, hospitality, and the tourism industry. Other states don’t have so many COVID-19-related lockdowns as California does, which causes many business owners to seriously look into leaving the state to another one where they have hope of attaining success in their business."
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"The average cost of real estate in California is a huge $600,000. And the latest data from Zillow shows that the median rent in California in mid-2020 is at $2,800 over the national average of $1,600. Simply put, if you are not wealthy or ready to live with friends or relatives, you truly cannot afford to reside in the state. "
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They probably still want the same socialist garbage but for cheaper.
7. Communist gun laws.
Took me 35 years to finally get fed up.
Now in Red State 'Murrica.
“The bee has now 6 episodes of CA couple moving to TX, and the last and final in the series is by far the best, the couple moves back to CA:
0:00 / 5:27 Californians Move to Texas FINALE | Episode 6: Return To California
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They need to turn that series into a full length movie. I loved every episode, but you are correct in that the final one was the best. Timpanni has become a bad-a$$ gunslinger. LOL!
Based on the snarkiness of some of my Scotts Valley neighbors as we prepared to move, My unscientific opinion is that they wished they could leave, too.
As we were leaving CA, driving down Hwy 1 past Santa Cruz in our Ryder rental truck (U-Haul couldn’t supply a truck in time, due to one-way outflux), some d|ckhead in a MBZ SUV cut me off then waved goodbye.
I’ll never forget that.
“San Francisco, once a lovely city, is now a crime, needles and feces ridden city”
I was stationed there in 69’. It was beautiful.
Well, that goes along with my #1 reason: it’s a fascist society.
Now that Arizona and Nevada have fallen (along with the prior New Mexico and Colorado), how long does an Idaho dominated by its one big city (Boise) have?
6 years? 10?
8 out of 10 former Calicrats are still wearing a mask in my red state. With the exception of NorCal we should wall it off and make them pay the same taxes to their red state since they voted to continue to feed off productive red states…. Via over representation and federal dollars.
We left in 1970. Too expensive then too. I was 11.
From the article: “To complicate the matter, state legislators in California are now discussing retroactive taxes as well as an exit tax for rich residents of the state who leave California for another state. AB2088 doesn’t only seek to create a wealth tax in California but also force rich old California residents to pay the tax for nearly 10 years after they’ve left.”
Same ole, same ole. California lost this battle over 20 years ago. I seriously considered a job offer in California back about 1995 when I was out of a job due to Clinton’s defense cutbacks. I choose to take a different job in Utah.
One of the reasons was then California taxed the retirement incomes of residents that had moved out of state. IIRC, once you filed on state income tax year, California felt they could tax your retirement income even if you moved from the state. They lost in court.
“Looks like some of those leaving California are either idiots or masochists. Trading California for Oregon or Washington seems misguided.”
Their work is done in Califonio, it’s time to move to the next assignment.
1. It’s California.
2. It’s California.
3. It’s California.
4. It’s California.
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7. It’s California.
8. It’s California.
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10. It’s California.
And bringing their criminal ways .
Effing Obama effing up the entire country with his effing sons.
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