Buck Knives is moving on to Idaho; costs cited (Energy, Work Comp & Politics)

The San Diego Union-Tribune ^ | January 15, 2003 | Matthew T. Hall

[ex-Texan]

Very Smart Move by Bucks Knives !

California is a tax rip off by the Dims for the Dims with a Dimwitted Governor .... They will drive all the major corporations out of the state to support their welfare voter base of very Dim voters. They are busy raising taxes across the board. Smart Californians will pull up stakes and 'jump on the bus, Gus' to move out of state .... Quickly! I mean, put the house up for sale and make a bee line for any border, but the one further South. [The Mexicans are taking over anyway .... ] Get out of Dodge! I mean yesterday ...... Adios, via con Dios!

Dim Davis will be shocked again to *discover* at the end of his second term the State of Califoria will be about $ 100 billion in the hole. All the money thrown down a RAThole to support DemonRATS ... He will be crying over all the high earning jobs and high earning people that fled the state for greener pastures. Idaho wins, CA is caught in deeper and deeper Ka-Ka ...

When Davis came into office the state was over $ 2 billion in the black. Who would'a thought ... Idiots elect idiots!

[BluH2o]

Politics aside, I own several Buck knives ... purchased over 25 years ago when I lived in southern CA. Kitchen knives, hunting knife, yachtsman pocket knife ... all still in remarkably good condition. Their knives are top quality ... something worthy of being handed down from one generation to the next.

[AdamSelene235]

That's a little harsh. There is no reason to "attack" California or companies that want to reside there.

I don't want my dollars used to subsidize the spread of Marxism.

[Noumenon]

Roger that - I'm all over it.

[Grampa Dave]

The Buck Knife salesreps probably drive Humvees or least some big old V8 SUV.

[Carry_Okie]

"We ran the risk of giving too much notice and possibly losing people while we still needed them," he said. "That's a chance we decided to take."

Yep. Another one of them eeeevil biznissmen "interested only in profit."

It's your loss California.

[B Knotts]

Well, that's pretty much true, although, to be fair, I have to point out that our new Democrat governor in Oregon has produced a budget that actually cuts spending. Many conservative pundits have actually said that they don't think that a budget this tight could have been proposed by a Republican, as the left would have gone ballistic and used the power of the media to defeat it.

As it is, the public employee unions are griping a bit, but it's not getting that much play.

Kulongoski still favors passing the Measure 28 (income) tax "temporary" increase, but his budget does not assume passage of that. And, he said he will not ask the Legislature or the voters for any additional taxes during this "business cycle."

So, at least to some degree, he seems to understand that raising taxes is not a real good thing to do when the economy is weak.

I still am very suspicious of this guy, but, so far, he's a heck of a lot better than the last idiot.

[IYAS9YAS]

Just don't move to Boise, Idaho. If you do, Mayor (hopefully soon to be recalled RINO) Coles will welcome you with one hand, and try to tax the living he!! out of you with the other.

[Iscool]

I have a Buck in my pocket right now...Always have, Always will...They don't make a better knife in it's price range...

I hope the move is for survival, and not for just a larger bottom line...At least they are not going to Mexico or China...That's a real big plus...

They'd best be going to Cor d' Alaine (sp)...That may the only town in Idaho with enough people to employ...:)

[Cicero]

Plus, on top of the other savings, he's selling the plant's land for $9,000,000 and buying an equal number of acres for $800,000. Even if he doesn't get his asking price, that's a fair amount of capital to free up and put to productive use.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Now if we could only get three or four hundred more business to leave, say within a time period of one month. Now that would truly get some attention.

[Fiddlstix]

Alternate Title: Buck makes a Smart Move.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Former Governor Turnbuckle of Minnesota just took delivery of a new Humvee. The job would be perfect for him !

[Destructor]

Many other companies will follow. California may be in for hard times in the very near future.

[bigfootbob]

I tried for two years to expand my mail order nursery business here in Western Washington. We hit one wall after another, so my business partner bought me out and moved to Post Falls last year. He immediately hired 50 workers and will be increasing payroll again this year.

We're, (Washington State), going down the tubes. Yesterday the teachers union persuaded the states schools to close so they could go to Olympia and protest for an income tax. 25,000 teachers and useful idiots converged on the capital. I'm sure it will back fire. We've had enough.

[Jeff Head]

I hope they get her out of there too, along with a few other local and state people. I stay over here in Emmett as much as I can ... and run my business from here.

There's a real liberal PC attitude setting in around Boise IMHO ... not too surprising with all the politicians and the University there I guess, but very out of place in most of rest of the state just the same.

[ArrogantBustard]

Alternate alternate title: American Company Moves Back to America.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Many other companies will follow. California may be in for hard times in the very near future.

And this is exactly what I am personally hoping for. Total business collapse, hugh exodus out, as the leftist squirm....With 4 years left in office, Gray Davis, the AH from New York, will be left holding the bag.....

[EBUCK]

Idaho and Nevada could really become the hot states to move a business to in this decade. As California, Oregone and Washington become economically depressed enviral third world states.

My Job search is covering all of Idaho and very specific parts of Oregon...Oregon is doomed just like Washington and Kali and I'm planning on getting my family out before the real collapse hits (the current one is still proped up with 90's leftovers).

[Grampa Dave]

You would be a natural to go to work for Buck Knife!:)