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Californians are asking Google, 'Should I move out?'
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | December 14, 2018 | By Amy Graff,

Posted on 12/14/2018 12:43:42 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

Of all the possible "should I?" questions, the one Californians are typing into the Google search engine the most is "Should I move out?"

This probably isn't surprising when you consider all your friends who are priced out of California's sky-high housing market and constantly talking about moving to Oregon, where they can buy a sweet bungalow in Portland for $300,000. (Admit it, you have thought about this too.)

Using Google Trends data, AT&T's All Home Connections identified the most popular "Should I?" questions each state Googled in 2018 - and the results are fascinating, and at times hilarious.

Texans looked up results for "Should I apologize?"

Seattleites, "Should I delete Facebook?"

And Nevada folks, "Should I buy bitcoin?"

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: biggovernment; google; socialism; statism
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1 posted on 12/14/2018 12:43:42 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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2 posted on 12/14/2018 12:44:24 PM PST by musicman (The future is just a collection of successive nows.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Is there any way we can get Google to say “NO!!! Stay put!”.


3 posted on 12/14/2018 12:45:49 PM PST by adorno
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Great, the internet and Google have created a nation of mindless drones who cannot think for themselves.

Just what the left always wanted.


4 posted on 12/14/2018 12:46:26 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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To: adorno

I’ve seen some newspaper articles on this, in LA and SF, in which they said big numbers in each city have thought about moving out.

There is anecdotal evidence, that a few million people have moved out of California in recent years.

And part of their reasoning has been to escape issues such as traffic congestion and high housing prices.


5 posted on 12/14/2018 12:50:07 PM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I guess the Magic 8 Ball wasn’t specific enough?


6 posted on 12/14/2018 12:51:24 PM PST by Leep (we need a Trump like leader for President 2024!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If they’re libtards, then the answer is “NO. Stay and enjoy the utopia you retards have created for yourselves!”

And if they claim not to be libtards they should be required to wipe a swatch of skin with a picture of Ronald Reagan to make sure they don’t break out in hives and a rash. And no epi-pens either.


7 posted on 12/14/2018 12:51:33 PM PST by Mr. Rabbit
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Perhaps they should build some Google government housing, as they are part of our government, right? Perhaps they can get a UBI? I see a Jonathan Swift modest proposal that could happen. Just take the rent out of their salary; they can live on site.


8 posted on 12/14/2018 12:51:59 PM PST by CincyRichieRich (PDJT, please re-teach the nation that crony capitalism is not capitalism!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

BTW wasn’t half of Hollywood going to leave if Trump got elected?


9 posted on 12/14/2018 12:53:14 PM PST by Leep (we need a Trump like leader for President 2024!)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
And part of their reasoning has been to escape issues such as traffic congestion and high housing prices.

Poor air quality, mediocre water quality, high energy prices, mediocre to poor public schools (except in a few, select locations), ..., pretty much everyday life.

10 posted on 12/14/2018 12:53:36 PM PST by CatOwner
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If you have to ask Google...Stay put!


11 posted on 12/14/2018 12:54:07 PM PST by albie
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If you have to ask that question, forget about it. Stay where you are...you are too damned dumb to survive in the real world of freedom!


12 posted on 12/14/2018 12:55:07 PM PST by Redleg Duke (Disarming Liberals...Real Common Sense Gun Control!)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
And part of their reasoning has been to escape issues such as traffic congestion and high housing prices.

Not to mention the high taxes and the endless number of fees on just about everything.

But, those same people who seek to move out of the high cost of living state, are the same that voted for their high costs, and we don't want them going elsewhere to destroy their future destinations the same way they destroyed California.
13 posted on 12/14/2018 12:56:10 PM PST by adorno
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The California exodus has and is causing many red states to turn blue or purple. A total disaster.


14 posted on 12/14/2018 12:56:53 PM PST by FLvoter
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To: Leep

I see a lot of articles that the multi-million-dollar mansions aren’t selling or sell for 20% of the original asking price. I imagine the same is true of the $1MM tract homes.

If everyone thinks the prices are too high, who is the market?


15 posted on 12/14/2018 12:57:41 PM PST by reformedliberal
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We need a shibboleth for California.

Maybe stating what the bill of rights is and what each of those rights mean.

If they say anything about church and state or that the second amendment means you have the right to be drafted then they have to stay there.

16 posted on 12/14/2018 12:59:38 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, and somewhere else the tea is getting cold.)
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To: reformedliberal
If everyone thinks the prices are too high, who is the market?

China.

No, I am serious. China is buying up west coast real estate.

Personally I think that we should have a law that non-citizens may only buy US real estate if they are residents of the US for more three years, pay taxes and are in the country nine months out of the year.

18 posted on 12/14/2018 1:02:52 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, and somewhere else the tea is getting cold.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“...buy a sweet bungalow in Portland for $300,000. (admit it you have thought about this too)”

Portland, most atheist city in the US. It’s already Californian ready


19 posted on 12/14/2018 1:09:29 PM PST by Cold Heart
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To: Dilbert San Diego
The state is gorgeous. The weather is fabulously great This is what keeps me here The San Fran bay is it Marin county in particular Liberals are mostly just enviro wacknits here Save the planet They love solar panels. My business They build bikeways and trails everywhere. My sport There’s incredible natural hot springs. Free spa There’s the sierras. Best mountains ⛰ So they want to ban straws ? Now don’t get me wrong. I’ll NEVER go to the city for fun
20 posted on 12/14/2018 1:12:34 PM PST by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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