Are you the one who's been telling us what a crummy place Cali is, especially for business?

Thought you might enjoy this

http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/20...istic.html

DT, yeah, California's regulations, taxes, prevailing wage laws, unions, political cronyism, corruption make it a very difficult state to work in. My only question with the article is why the guy cut it so short, he could have gone on for pages and pages. I lived in Cali for 21 years and have been gone for 7 months - living in El Paso no less, not exactly the luxury resort of Texas - but I don't miss California one bit. That is one backwards state.

(11-14-2011 09:14 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  DT, yeah, California's regulations, taxes, prevailing wage laws, unions, political cronyism, corruption make it a very difficult state to work in. My only question with the article is why the guy cut it so short, he could have gone on for pages and pages. I lived in Cali for 21 years and have been gone for 7 months - living in El Paso no less, not exactly the luxury resort of Texas - but I don't miss California one bit. That is one backwards state.

(11-15-2011 02:25 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(11-14-2011 09:14 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  DT, yeah, California's regulations, taxes, prevailing wage laws, unions, political cronyism, corruption make it a very difficult state to work in. My only question with the article is why the guy cut it so short, he could have gone on for pages and pages. I lived in Cali for 21 years and have been gone for 7 months - living in El Paso no less, not exactly the luxury resort of Texas - but I don't miss California one bit. That is one backwards state.

OK, what's so funny?

More on the subject here:
http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2011/11/empl...ornia.html

Quote:U-Haul rates for a one-way 26-foot truck rental:

Dallas to LA: $1,024
LA to Dallas: $1,762
Premium to leave California for Texas: 72.1%

Houston to LA: $892
LA to Houston: $1,884
Premium to leave California for Texas: 111.2%

with additional links.

(11-15-2011 08:49 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(11-15-2011 02:25 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(11-14-2011 09:14 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  DT, yeah, California's regulations, taxes, prevailing wage laws, unions, political cronyism, corruption make it a very difficult state to work in. My only question with the article is why the guy cut it so short, he could have gone on for pages and pages. I lived in Cali for 21 years and have been gone for 7 months - living in El Paso no less, not exactly the luxury resort of Texas - but I don't miss California one bit. That is one backwards state.

OK, what's so funny?

That's just his default response when he has nothing to add, which is most of the time.

(11-15-2011 08:49 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(11-15-2011 02:25 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(11-14-2011 09:14 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  DT, yeah, California's regulations, taxes, prevailing wage laws, unions, political cronyism, corruption make it a very difficult state to work in. My only question with the article is why the guy cut it so short, he could have gone on for pages and pages. I lived in Cali for 21 years and have been gone for 7 months - living in El Paso no less, not exactly the luxury resort of Texas - but I don't miss California one bit. That is one backwards state.

THat you think that Texass isn't backwards.

OK, what's so funny?

^ Those of us who live in the Rust Belt probably shouldn't throw stones at the more successful areas of the country...

(11-15-2011 04:43 PM)Motown Bronco Wrote:  ^ Those of us who live in the Rust Belt probably shouldn't throw stones at the more successful areas of the country...

Hell, if you call having most of the jobs created in your state minimum wage jobs, then I guess Texas is quite successful. I am quite sure if Michigan and Illinois paid minimum wage(I don't mean the State minimum wage, I mean the federal mimimum wage-which is what Texas uses), I am sure that you would see the number of jobs grow too. Thing is, when you make minimum wage, you just ain't paying much in taxes(state or federal) thus not recieving much in revenue to keep the state running thus the mess Texas is in despite their growth.