Why I am leaving San Diego

[jstoesz]

haha…not my favorite person in the world. But if you have read anything about Mark Dayton (likely next governor), you might think Bachmann was a hallmark of sanity. Minnesotans are horrible voters (see Jesse the Body Ventura), but they sure as hell are no worse than California. I am not trying to leave for the politics…I am trying to leave because of the pervasive values. The lack of responsibility and rampant materialism that is so ubiquitous in Southern California chiefly is the reason for my dislike of it here.

It is not the 150 years of California history that I am decrying, it is what has happened to it in the last 25 years that is so offensive.

pri_dk, I do love the outdoors dearly, and it is one of the other reasons I do not want to go to MN too soon. I can not wait for the proximity to my favorite place on earth, the sierras. They are what brought me here, and they are the last thing keeping me here.

[Anonymous]

[quote=EconProf]A lot more people and businesses are chosing to leave CA for other states, and the recent election results will succeed in pushing more taxpayers out.[/quote]

You should consider changing your handle to “MythologyProf” :

http://www.ppic.org/main/pressrelease.asp?i=590

Contrary to widely touted opinion, businesses are not leaving en masse, and business relocation is not a major driver of job loss, according to a study released today by the [nonpartisan] Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).

[Anonymous]

[quote=EconProf]A lot more people and businesses are chosing to leave CA for other states, and the recent election results will succeed in pushing more taxpayers out.[/quote]

You should consider changing your handle to “MythologyProf” :

http://www.ppic.org/main/pressrelease.asp?i=590

Contrary to widely touted opinion, businesses are not leaving en masse, and business relocation is not a major driver of job loss, according to a study released today by the [nonpartisan] Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).

[Anonymous]

[quote=EconProf]A lot more people and businesses are chosing to leave CA for other states, and the recent election results will succeed in pushing more taxpayers out.[/quote]

You should consider changing your handle to “MythologyProf” :

http://www.ppic.org/main/pressrelease.asp?i=590

Contrary to widely touted opinion, businesses are not leaving en masse, and business relocation is not a major driver of job loss, according to a study released today by the [nonpartisan] Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).

[Anonymous]

[quote=EconProf]A lot more people and businesses are chosing to leave CA for other states, and the recent election results will succeed in pushing more taxpayers out.[/quote]

You should consider changing your handle to “MythologyProf” :

http://www.ppic.org/main/pressrelease.asp?i=590

Contrary to widely touted opinion, businesses are not leaving en masse, and business relocation is not a major driver of job loss, according to a study released today by the [nonpartisan] Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).

[Anonymous]

[quote=EconProf]A lot more people and businesses are chosing to leave CA for other states, and the recent election results will succeed in pushing more taxpayers out.[/quote]

You should consider changing your handle to “MythologyProf” :

http://www.ppic.org/main/pressrelease.asp?i=590

Contrary to widely touted opinion, businesses are not leaving en masse, and business relocation is not a major driver of job loss, according to a study released today by the [nonpartisan] Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).

[Anonymous]

[quote=jstoesz]It is not the 150 years of California history that I am decrying, it is what has happened to it in the last 25 years that is so offensive. [/quote]

I think people say that every 25 years or so.

Think about what has happened in CA in the past 25 years. Back in 1985, Intel was a small company, Cisco Systems didn’t even exist (or perhaps just started), the Apple II was a toy.

And then there is biotech…

CA is doing just fine.

But I agree about the materialism, and the Sierras. Idyllwild is not far for me. It’s like a little Yosemite.

[Anonymous]

[quote=jstoesz]It is not the 150 years of California history that I am decrying, it is what has happened to it in the last 25 years that is so offensive. [/quote]

I think people say that every 25 years or so.

Think about what has happened in CA in the past 25 years. Back in 1985, Intel was a small company, Cisco Systems didn’t even exist (or perhaps just started), the Apple II was a toy.

And then there is biotech…

CA is doing just fine.

But I agree about the materialism, and the Sierras. Idyllwild is not far for me. It’s like a little Yosemite.

[Anonymous]

[quote=jstoesz]It is not the 150 years of California history that I am decrying, it is what has happened to it in the last 25 years that is so offensive. [/quote]

I think people say that every 25 years or so.

Think about what has happened in CA in the past 25 years. Back in 1985, Intel was a small company, Cisco Systems didn’t even exist (or perhaps just started), the Apple II was a toy.

And then there is biotech…

CA is doing just fine.

But I agree about the materialism, and the Sierras. Idyllwild is not far for me. It’s like a little Yosemite.

[Anonymous]

[quote=jstoesz]It is not the 150 years of California history that I am decrying, it is what has happened to it in the last 25 years that is so offensive. [/quote]

I think people say that every 25 years or so.

Think about what has happened in CA in the past 25 years. Back in 1985, Intel was a small company, Cisco Systems didn’t even exist (or perhaps just started), the Apple II was a toy.

And then there is biotech…

CA is doing just fine.

But I agree about the materialism, and the Sierras. Idyllwild is not far for me. It’s like a little Yosemite.

[Anonymous]

[quote=jstoesz]It is not the 150 years of California history that I am decrying, it is what has happened to it in the last 25 years that is so offensive. [/quote]

I think people say that every 25 years or so.

Think about what has happened in CA in the past 25 years. Back in 1985, Intel was a small company, Cisco Systems didn’t even exist (or perhaps just started), the Apple II was a toy.

And then there is biotech…

CA is doing just fine.

But I agree about the materialism, and the Sierras. Idyllwild is not far for me. It’s like a little Yosemite.

[jstoesz]

From what I have seen there is a net + emigration from California vs domestic immigration. The only reason our population goes up is from foreign immigrants.

There a countless structural reasons why you can not move a company from California once it is established. But companies will choose to open their next data center, or their next restaurant, or their next consulting firm somewhere else. Once you have employees, you can not ship all of their jobs somewhere else directly. You can choose where you reinvest your profits and it is increasingly not here. See our unemployment rate vs. the national average if you have any more doubts.

[jstoesz]

From what I have seen there is a net + emigration from California vs domestic immigration. The only reason our population goes up is from foreign immigrants.

There a countless structural reasons why you can not move a company from California once it is established. But companies will choose to open their next data center, or their next restaurant, or their next consulting firm somewhere else. Once you have employees, you can not ship all of their jobs somewhere else directly. You can choose where you reinvest your profits and it is increasingly not here. See our unemployment rate vs. the national average if you have any more doubts.

[jstoesz]

From what I have seen there is a net + emigration from California vs domestic immigration. The only reason our population goes up is from foreign immigrants.

There a countless structural reasons why you can not move a company from California once it is established. But companies will choose to open their next data center, or their next restaurant, or their next consulting firm somewhere else. Once you have employees, you can not ship all of their jobs somewhere else directly. You can choose where you reinvest your profits and it is increasingly not here. See our unemployment rate vs. the national average if you have any more doubts.

[jstoesz]

From what I have seen there is a net + emigration from California vs domestic immigration. The only reason our population goes up is from foreign immigrants.

There a countless structural reasons why you can not move a company from California once it is established. But companies will choose to open their next data center, or their next restaurant, or their next consulting firm somewhere else. Once you have employees, you can not ship all of their jobs somewhere else directly. You can choose where you reinvest your profits and it is increasingly not here. See our unemployment rate vs. the national average if you have any more doubts.

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