Posted on 02/18/2018 10:59:48 PM PST by blam
Alabama beats California — and no, I’m not talking about college football.
Many Californians would bristle at the notion of being bested by Alabama. But employers aren’t so picky: Toyota and Mazda announced recently they’ll invest north of $1.6 billion dollars to build a new factory and create over 4,000 good-paying jobs in Limestone County, Alabama. This only increases the state’s vehicle production: In 2016, Alabama assembled over one million vehicles employing over 40,000 employees.
Fifteen states were competing for the Toyota-Mazda joint venture; California was not even on the bench. Perhaps Toyota remembers its experience with GM at New United Motor Manufacturing in Fremont, where the United Auto Workers union helped shut down the plant in 2010. Today, California is home to just one automaker, Tesla — and yet some the state’s representatives seem more interested in encouraging a union organizing driving at the plant rather than encouraging the company’s continued success.
California has a well-earned reputation of being business unfriendly, and according to one analysis has lost over 1,700 companies in the past decade. It really is not difficult to figure out why, given that we have some of the highest minimum wages, tax rates, and workers compensation rates in the nation. Our state’s workers compensation loss adjustment ratio is twice as high as Alabama’s, meaning we are paying more due to litigation and permanent disability claims.
But set aside the business gripes. California no longer has a monopoly on “cool,” either.
Yes, our climate is still great — but talented young professional can find great culture and a great food scene in Birmingham just as well as Berkeley. They can also afford to live there: The median home price in Alabama is $126,500, while California it’s just shy of a half-million dollars.
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Thank you!
Yeah, I’m trying to keep it a secret, too. Libtards not welcome here. We’ve seen what they’ve done to the cities and states they run.
Nah - not in Birmingham.
Hubby and I are making the great escape from the “swamp.” We’re in the midst of purchasing a great 1967 ranch fixer upper in Athens AL. We currently pay $6000 in property taxes on a very modest town house. Limestone County property taxes on the new house: less than $600. Sweet Home Alabama.
“Today, Alabama has the third most technical workforce in the United States with about 17 percent of the workforce in science, technology, and engineering, according to a Bloomberg analysis.”
This is fake news. I believe Democrat Senator Patty Murray:
“I have stood on the line in Everett, Wash., where we have thousands of workers who go to work every day to build these planes,” Murray told NPR. “I would challenge anybody to tell me that they’ve stood on a line in Alabama and seen anybody building anything.”/s/
Ha, ha.
I'm in Mobile and that crossed my mind too.
Mobile - Not Seattle - The Rainiest U.S. City, According To Study
"Mobile, Alabama, takes the top spot with more than 5 feet of rain annually. "
There's a place in Bangladesh that get 50 feet of rain a year.
I live in Athens. You’ll love Hwy 72 Traffic...lol
No doubt about that...
You're kidding. I'm embarrassed for you that anyone on Free Republic would quote ding bat Patty Murray.
She was mad because we beat Boeing in 'head's up' competition for the new Air Force tanker. See Here.
We Said We Could Build Big Planes In Mobile, And We've Done It
Airbus Plans To Make Bombardier’s New Aircraft A ‘Made In America’ Jet
First Saturn Rocket Was Launched October 27, 1961
The Saturn-5 moon rockets were built in Huntsville, Alabama.
“I have stood on the line in Everett, Wash., where we have thousands of workers who go to work every day to build these planes,” Murray told NPR.
I guess she didn’t go there a few years ago when they were out on strike for weeks due to having to pay a $5 co-pay for doctor’s visits. (Okay - that was PART of the reason.)
I really, REALLY wish stuff like this article would never see the light of day!
PLEASE, let’s not encourage them to come here. It needs to be our little secret!
Yabit... Only car in space!
Yes, I was kidding. You missed my sarcasm tag. And, yes, I know the story. I posted this because it is near the top of my list of most idiotic statements made by a politician. And, because you’re a fellow Mobilian, I won’t insult you, as you did me, for missing my sarcasm. I thought even without the tag it would be obvious.
Well....Okay.
Sorry.
☺
Your grudging apology is gracefully accepted.
Thank you.
It was meant to be an embarrassed apology.
Can't argue you about the humidity except we(in Tennessee, same weather basically) don't have to worry about "drought alerts" and can grow our produce without worrying about the yearly snow pack. I will gladly trade tornadoes with earthquakes any day.
Tornadoes are a hit and miss" event that at worst maybe two miles wide and over very quickly then they're over and your neighbors are there within minutes.
Plus, radar helps give plenty of warning.
Earthquakes?
Well, at least the weather in California is a plus.
Hush, now!
Tennessee is full of ignorant, shotgun toting barefoot hillbillies with an eye for your sister-wife.
And the humidity. Don't forget the humidity.
Now, pass the word.
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