Somebody was looking for PR, hence the field-trip for the press, get them to write it up, with some colorful Texans to deliver amusing copy. That was the point. If CA Republicans and Newsom just haunted a conference room in Sacto for a day or two it would be ignored. Like all this stuff is always ignored.
You could get the same advice for free by reading Free Republic, Investor’s Business Daily and the editorial pages of the Wall Street Journal. Anybody with a bit of high school economics training and a shred of common sense knows their “findings.” What a wasteful junket.
That was pretty much my thought. A nice two-day getaway for those who went. I don’t think CA is at the point yet where creating a business-friendly atmosphere is a top priority.
An article posted yesterday:
69 more companies move jobs from California
So far this year, 69 companies have moved all or part of their California work and jobs to other states or countries, reports Irvine relocation consultant Joe Vranich. It’s the fastest rate of departures since Vranich started tracking the exodus in 2009, he says. There have been an average of 4.7 moves per week from Jan. 1 through April 12, compared to 3.9 moves in all of 2010.
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