More brilliance in California

[Veritas]

That is because of Prop. 13, but they keep undermining it when you improve your property, you pay more tax.

[SD Realtor]

UR compared to other states our property taxes are indeed low. However when you net out our tax bill at the state level (property and state income tax) things deteriorate quick. True we are not as grim as New York and some other places back east, but we are not great either.

The state is rife with incompetence at the administrative levels. IMO the state is extremely challenged to provide services to a large population. The largest segment of the population is in a desert, on a regular basis there are calamities mostly due to fires, and the infrastructure of the state is severely challenged. The largest cities have transportation systems that are close to capacity and are consitently being retrofitted or patched with makeshift solutions. The school systems are overcrowded and rank close to the bottom when compared with other states in the union. Finally the state does have to cope with more undocumented citizens then (and this is a guess) any other state in the union.

Still I think they are a bunch of idoits in Sactown but it is a challenging state to manage even in the best of circumstances.

[SD Realtor]

UR compared to other states our property taxes are indeed low. However when you net out our tax bill at the state level (property and state income tax) things deteriorate quick. True we are not as grim as New York and some other places back east, but we are not great either.

The state is rife with incompetence at the administrative levels. IMO the state is extremely challenged to provide services to a large population. The largest segment of the population is in a desert, on a regular basis there are calamities mostly due to fires, and the infrastructure of the state is severely challenged. The largest cities have transportation systems that are close to capacity and are consitently being retrofitted or patched with makeshift solutions. The school systems are overcrowded and rank close to the bottom when compared with other states in the union. Finally the state does have to cope with more undocumented citizens then (and this is a guess) any other state in the union.

Still I think they are a bunch of idoits in Sactown but it is a challenging state to manage even in the best of circumstances.

[SD Realtor]

UR compared to other states our property taxes are indeed low. However when you net out our tax bill at the state level (property and state income tax) things deteriorate quick. True we are not as grim as New York and some other places back east, but we are not great either.

The state is rife with incompetence at the administrative levels. IMO the state is extremely challenged to provide services to a large population. The largest segment of the population is in a desert, on a regular basis there are calamities mostly due to fires, and the infrastructure of the state is severely challenged. The largest cities have transportation systems that are close to capacity and are consitently being retrofitted or patched with makeshift solutions. The school systems are overcrowded and rank close to the bottom when compared with other states in the union. Finally the state does have to cope with more undocumented citizens then (and this is a guess) any other state in the union.

Still I think they are a bunch of idoits in Sactown but it is a challenging state to manage even in the best of circumstances.

[SD Realtor]

UR compared to other states our property taxes are indeed low. However when you net out our tax bill at the state level (property and state income tax) things deteriorate quick. True we are not as grim as New York and some other places back east, but we are not great either.

The state is rife with incompetence at the administrative levels. IMO the state is extremely challenged to provide services to a large population. The largest segment of the population is in a desert, on a regular basis there are calamities mostly due to fires, and the infrastructure of the state is severely challenged. The largest cities have transportation systems that are close to capacity and are consitently being retrofitted or patched with makeshift solutions. The school systems are overcrowded and rank close to the bottom when compared with other states in the union. Finally the state does have to cope with more undocumented citizens then (and this is a guess) any other state in the union.

Still I think they are a bunch of idoits in Sactown but it is a challenging state to manage even in the best of circumstances.

[SD Realtor]

UR compared to other states our property taxes are indeed low. However when you net out our tax bill at the state level (property and state income tax) things deteriorate quick. True we are not as grim as New York and some other places back east, but we are not great either.

The state is rife with incompetence at the administrative levels. IMO the state is extremely challenged to provide services to a large population. The largest segment of the population is in a desert, on a regular basis there are calamities mostly due to fires, and the infrastructure of the state is severely challenged. The largest cities have transportation systems that are close to capacity and are consitently being retrofitted or patched with makeshift solutions. The school systems are overcrowded and rank close to the bottom when compared with other states in the union. Finally the state does have to cope with more undocumented citizens then (and this is a guess) any other state in the union.

Still I think they are a bunch of idoits in Sactown but it is a challenging state to manage even in the best of circumstances.

[kev374]

well online retailers are going to have a field day with this as long as purchases are still tax-exempt. Sales tax of 10.25%? YIKES!

[kev374]

well online retailers are going to have a field day with this as long as purchases are still tax-exempt. Sales tax of 10.25%? YIKES!

[kev374]

well online retailers are going to have a field day with this as long as purchases are still tax-exempt. Sales tax of 10.25%? YIKES!

[kev374]

well online retailers are going to have a field day with this as long as purchases are still tax-exempt. Sales tax of 10.25%? YIKES!

[kev374]

well online retailers are going to have a field day with this as long as purchases are still tax-exempt. Sales tax of 10.25%? YIKES!

[equalizer]

[quote=SD Realtor]The thing that irks me the most is that when they passed the current budget, it was total BS. I don’t recall the links now but my wife kept sending all kinds of information on how much of a clusterf– it was. There was no way in the world the budget was based on reality.

[/quote]

The budget passed was a joke. 3 months late and nothing was changed, no big cuts, no tax increase, etc. Gov “wanted” 1% sales tax increase in summer, backed down. Now he says we need 1.5% increase. Didn’t the dweeb Davis get recalled over a few hundred buck car tax? Oh wait, any tax on auto will get you fired. Instead of trans net tax of gas to pay for roads (use more, pay more), jack up sales tax 1/2%. So Governator is smart. For example, if he asked for 1 cent gas tax for new roads, he’d be fired, so he asks for 1.5% sales tax increase. Simply brilliant.

[equalizer]

[quote=SD Realtor]The thing that irks me the most is that when they passed the current budget, it was total BS. I don’t recall the links now but my wife kept sending all kinds of information on how much of a clusterf– it was. There was no way in the world the budget was based on reality.

[/quote]

The budget passed was a joke. 3 months late and nothing was changed, no big cuts, no tax increase, etc. Gov “wanted” 1% sales tax increase in summer, backed down. Now he says we need 1.5% increase. Didn’t the dweeb Davis get recalled over a few hundred buck car tax? Oh wait, any tax on auto will get you fired. Instead of trans net tax of gas to pay for roads (use more, pay more), jack up sales tax 1/2%. So Governator is smart. For example, if he asked for 1 cent gas tax for new roads, he’d be fired, so he asks for 1.5% sales tax increase. Simply brilliant.

[equalizer]

[quote=SD Realtor]The thing that irks me the most is that when they passed the current budget, it was total BS. I don’t recall the links now but my wife kept sending all kinds of information on how much of a clusterf– it was. There was no way in the world the budget was based on reality.

[/quote]

The budget passed was a joke. 3 months late and nothing was changed, no big cuts, no tax increase, etc. Gov “wanted” 1% sales tax increase in summer, backed down. Now he says we need 1.5% increase. Didn’t the dweeb Davis get recalled over a few hundred buck car tax? Oh wait, any tax on auto will get you fired. Instead of trans net tax of gas to pay for roads (use more, pay more), jack up sales tax 1/2%. So Governator is smart. For example, if he asked for 1 cent gas tax for new roads, he’d be fired, so he asks for 1.5% sales tax increase. Simply brilliant.

[equalizer]

[quote=SD Realtor]The thing that irks me the most is that when they passed the current budget, it was total BS. I don’t recall the links now but my wife kept sending all kinds of information on how much of a clusterf– it was. There was no way in the world the budget was based on reality.

[/quote]

The budget passed was a joke. 3 months late and nothing was changed, no big cuts, no tax increase, etc. Gov “wanted” 1% sales tax increase in summer, backed down. Now he says we need 1.5% increase. Didn’t the dweeb Davis get recalled over a few hundred buck car tax? Oh wait, any tax on auto will get you fired. Instead of trans net tax of gas to pay for roads (use more, pay more), jack up sales tax 1/2%. So Governator is smart. For example, if he asked for 1 cent gas tax for new roads, he’d be fired, so he asks for 1.5% sales tax increase. Simply brilliant.

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