[goldstategop]

I left California because the cost of living and taxes were too high. The quality of life was terrible and I couldn't see myself having the kind of life I deserved in the Golden State. Hundreds of thousands of fellow Californians and companies have agreed and voted with their feet to leave and are not looking back. California is looking at a continuing exodus of people and jobs as long as the policies that are breaking the back of its economy and budget remain in place. As Jon Coupal points out, instead of tax breaks for Hollywood, why not institute tax breaks for all Californians and businesses? It may appear to be counter-intuitive to the state's elite but it would shorten the recession and raise the state's revenue receipt. Which why they are intent on making sure the opposite continues to happen. Its misery that's entirely self-inflicted.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[MPJackal]

You all need to stay there. You Kalifornians come to other states and try to implement the same policies you left CA for and screw up our states. There needs to be a fence around CA. Nobody is allowed out. BUILD THE FENCE!!!

[Right Cal Gal]

A tax break for an industry that believes that paying an uneducated twit $17 million for three months’ work playing dressup is okay and then charging us $12 a head to watch it? Bull pucky!

[Seaplaner]

This taxpaying native Californian considers leaving the once-Golden state more each year.

Taxes and a culture that I no longer recognize are parts of it.

(Second Amendment worries are the other part.)

There are many great states from which to choose in this wonderful Country; and I fewer and fewer reasons to remain here.

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[mvpel]

My wife and I left California five years ago today. I chucked a dollar out the window as we crossed the border at 70mph in our rented RV towing our car. It was the last dollar the state was going to get out of me.

Three thousand miles later, we settled in New Hampshire with 0% income tax and 0% sales tax, adopted a little boy from Russia who plays in our yard which is measured in acres instead of square feet, and we couldn’t be happier.

http://www.freestateproject.org/

[dragnet2]

I left California because the cost of living and taxes were too high.

Most that do this find out their still spending the same money just to keep warm in long frigid winters, and cool in boiling humid summers. lol

For me personally, having year round Mediterranean like weather is worth a small fortune to me.

[Integrityrocks]

While I agree with your well-intentioned premise, it is time to accept reality. Collapse is the only thing that is going to wake up that state and this country. These bones being thrown out there are only prolonging the inevitable which is in free fall right now. The people have missed the underlying issue which is people putting their trust in money and government and not in God.

[RC2]

And the rest of small companies can go to hell. He’ll cut their taxes and raise everyone elses.

[joeystoy]

We’re seeing the same thing in New York. We’re looking to make a move in the next few years, but our destination will have to fulfil several criteria.

There must be no state income tax.

There must be no major cities.

It must have little or no migration from the northeast.

This last factor is critical. New Yorkers, and others from the region move out to escape the oppressive burden of taxation. Then they get to their new home and pull the lever on election day for the same liberal losers who have made life unlivable in their former hometowns.

We were at a recent going-away party for friends who were moving to North Carolina because they could no longer afford New York. When I told Ben that we were looking to relocate and were considering North Carolina he raised his glass and said: “Good. We’ll turn that red state blue in no time.”

I walked away shaking my head while making a mental note to cross North Carolina off of our prospective destination list.

[DallasDeb]

Couldn’t happen to a better state.

[Mr. Jeeves]

I finally left last month because I wanted to start a new company - no way was I going to do it there.

[dragnet2]

Hmmm, where do I want to live? Tough choice...

[notaliberal]

I just read in the Sac Bee those jokers at the Capitol want to triple the car tax. Car dealers are going out of business and those clowns want to really stomp on them.

[2nd amendment mama]

With all the talk in the most-hated congress ever about CEO pay levels & excesses, why does no one ever mention the outrageous pay that the “script readers” aka actors & actresses receive for their movies? What these American-haters earn for their movies is obscene.

[MayflowerMadam]

And now someone here in CA government is kicking around the idea of a “departure tax” or “exit tax” for high wage earners and businesses who leave the state. Guess they want to capitalize on taxes they might have received from these people if they’d stayed.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Just as soon as I can! which is not soon enough for me. Puke. I hate this lousy state.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

I was born and raised in California. I got sick of it around 1991 and moved to Colorado.

I have since moved back to California.

Partly it is because I am clinically insane (after all I was born and raised in Cali) but part of it is because this place is already ruined and can't get much worse.

It was sad to see the same nonsense slowly grabbing hold of Colorado and turning it into another California.

[Lancey Howard]

Ironically, as productive citizens continue to flee California the remaining population has a resulting greater percentage of bums, losers, and parasites - - you know, the Democrat “base”. ...Which in turn leads to more electoral victories for Democrats, and therefore even higher taxes. ...Leading to more flight by producers.

I see no way this cycle can be broken.

[mewzilla]

Shades of NYS, particularly Upstate.

Note to the nation: Can't say you weren't warned...