Using California in almost any discussion is pointless. The state is run by retarded people. Remember the shopping cart thing in SF?
Homeless people would steal shopping carts and put all their stuff in them. When the stores put electronic alarms on them that lock the wheels when they left the parking lot, the city stepped in and said that the shopping cart constituted that persons home, and therefore the store couldn't infringe on their civil rights by taking their home away.
Next thing you know, people are stealing carts and riding them down the hills of SF and hurting themselves and suing the stores. And winning. So, the stores had to allow the carts to be stolen and then had to pay damages if anybody got hurt with the shopping cart they stole.
That's California in a NUTshell. Retarded. And not a good example of anything right or wrong in the world. They're like Rainman. I left the state immediately after high school and haven't looked back. Hope my parents move out soon. Sorry Mali and Shazam and the rest of you. Get out before it breaks off into the ocean is all I can say.
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Originally Posted by The Godfather
This is exactly what I am saying. It is a field day for industry, only the field is China. I am not a fan of any welfare, but look at Cali, it is so fucking difficult and expensive to do business. That is why intel is looking to move, and why in my hometown after sixty years of building commercial airplanes the hangers are empty. Boeing commercial left Long Beach, never to return. What about the bums in San Francisco THAT GET PAID TO BE HOMELESS! The unions will say that companies are moving overseas for cheaper labor. The salary isn't the problem. its the benefits that are. In the cost of a GM car is approximately $2000 dollars for health and retirement benefits. One reason why call centers have moved overseas is that many cities and states charge taxes on utilities, so if you have a big call center, moving overseas will have potentially millions just in taxes. In Cali, if you buy a TV or monitor, pay a $8-40 (i think that's the range) tax. If you want to expand your building, you MUST pay a state licensened Archealogist to search for an ancient fucking indian burial ground, even if you own the property. And they can shut down a job site if they find a petrified shit or Geronimo's tooth. The reason why there is corporate welfare is that without it, it would be almost impossible to do business in states like Cali.
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