Bye, Bye California

Townhall.com ^ | May 3, 2014 | John Ransom

[2harddrive]

Hello, Texas!! GOODBYE, Cali!!

[ripley]

“We’re not going to let other states poach our jobs.”

Well, maybe they can shut down the California border and prevent people from leaving.

Or, maybe require anyone leaving to forfeit all that he owns, or imprison anyone who takes “our” jobs to another state?

Just saying.

IMHO

[VRW Conspirator]

SFGate.com says that 66% of all state revenue now comes from personal income taxes, and that the top 1% paid 41% of all personal income taxes in 2011, while half of all adult Californians paid no income tax at all.

Ah! This is what Utopia looks like. And Toyota wants to move their HQ to Dallas. That's craaaazy, man.

[yldstrk]

In your eye Cali

tata

adios
sayonara
au revior
ciao
toodles

[Lockbox]

Imagine being able to give employees a pay increase between 8% and 13.3% by moving from California, to say, Texas.!

now double that with lower cost of living in Texas

[Former Proud Canadian]

Well, maybe they can shut down the California border and prevent people from leaving.

Not sure if you know how profound this statement is.

[Soul of the South]

Unfortunately they’ll vote Democrat when they arrive in Texas.

[liberalh8ter]

While I understand this is the natural progression of liberal policies, I will withhold my congrats to Texas until it's proved the Californians who are relocating there are leaving their liberal politics behind. Being a native Floridian, I'm very aware of the effects of liberal migration and my own subsequent migration to escape them.

[MulberryDraw]

Now if they would ignore California’s vehicle emission requirements and produce more affordable efficient vehicles for the rest of us, we’d be even better off.

[Yo-Yo]

Unfortunately they’ll vote Democrat when they arrive in Texas.

The Californication of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado is in full swing. The New Yorkification of Florida has been going on for decades as well.

[Popman]

And that was before Proposition 30 passed, a measure that raised the top income tax rate in California to 13.3%, the highest in the nation.

Gee, 13.3 % state tax plus the federal tax of 39 % = 42.3 % plus SS tax, Medicare tax...

You pay 50 % off the top...

Why in the world would anybody making 1 % money live in California ?

[freedumb2003]

>>Well, maybe they can shut down the California border and prevent people from leaving.
Not sure if you know how profound this statement is.<<

I left a little over 2 years ago. I miss a lot of things (L.A. was my birthplace), but there are still more things I am happy to be away from.

Since then, there has been talk in California about an Exit Tax.

Yes, seriesly.

[VaRepublican]

yup, Virginia is now ruled by the beltway.

[CIB-173RDABN]

There is a misconception that all of California is liberal.

Only the large cities and university towns are liberal. You get away from the coast and for the most part Californians are conservatives. Unfortunately the big cities with their big population dominate Sacramento.

Add to that the fact news outlets support liberal causes.

Californians have on many occasions via propositions support conservative causes. This has worked in the past, that is until recently when the left discovered they can find liberal judges to rule state Constitutional amendments supported by the people, to be unconstitutional. Since the Democrats control Sacramento, these over reach of power are never challenged.

So do not tar all Californians with the same brush. Remember FreeRepublic lives in California as well.

[mn-bush-man]

Check your math. Total tax is even worse than you indicate!

[kempster]

I saw the funniest ad yesterday while watching the news. The state of New York is advertising for businesses to move their business to New York for a fresh start. I looked up their taxes on business and there is a list as long as your arm. Are they kidding?

[Popman]

Check your math. Total tax is even worse than you indicate!

Doh' just finished my first cup of Joe...brain was in granny gear...

More like 55 % tax off the top...

[umgud]

CA’s population actually grew last year. I suspect taxpayers leaving versus taxusers entering.

[urbanpovertylawcenter]

“Hello, Texas!! GOODBYE, Cali!!”

Hello, Texas!! GOODBYE Taxes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello o o, oh,o o o.”