[ScottinVA]

I paid $15,000 in CA State Income Tax last year (and probably half that again in sales tax).

Wow!!! God bless your soul for trying to make a go of it there. I moved from there in 1976 and will never set up residence there again.

[freedumb2003]

>> I moved from there in 1976 and will never set up residence there again.<<

I have fallen hard for Texas. I love the State, the people, even the psychopathic weather. Yeah, they have some problems and too much liberal influence, but that is everywhere (I have “lived” all over the country since I am a business traveler with 2+ million miles). It has a LOT of advantages and, frankly, other than the weather, few perceptible disadvantages compared to California.

DAILY, I say to myself “those fools in California are at it again!” with a self-satisfied smile...

I do miss my birth home a little, but I wouldn’t go back even if I had to WALK back to Texas...