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ParticipantBobS
Ah, OB. Yes, it is incredibly over priced…always has been too. And it always will be.
It’s all about location and atmosphere. It sure isn’t about the funky, falling down shacks.
Apparently, enough people have always liked it’s advantages to keep the prices high despite the structures. That’s the verdict of the market. Rents are outrageous as well. Always will be too.EconProf
ParticipantBobS
Ah, OB. Yes, it is incredibly over priced…always has been too. And it always will be.
It’s all about location and atmosphere. It sure isn’t about the funky, falling down shacks.
Apparently, enough people have always liked it’s advantages to keep the prices high despite the structures. That’s the verdict of the market. Rents are outrageous as well. Always will be too.EconProf
ParticipantBobS
Ah, OB. Yes, it is incredibly over priced…always has been too. And it always will be.
It’s all about location and atmosphere. It sure isn’t about the funky, falling down shacks.
Apparently, enough people have always liked it’s advantages to keep the prices high despite the structures. That’s the verdict of the market. Rents are outrageous as well. Always will be too.EconProf
ParticipantBobS
Ah, OB. Yes, it is incredibly over priced…always has been too. And it always will be.
It’s all about location and atmosphere. It sure isn’t about the funky, falling down shacks.
Apparently, enough people have always liked it’s advantages to keep the prices high despite the structures. That’s the verdict of the market. Rents are outrageous as well. Always will be too.EconProf
ParticipantBobS
I have been investing in Yuma for the past several years in the expectation that CA people and businesses will flee the high tax, high housing cost giant to the west. Have bought housing, industrial land, residential subdivision TD’s.
The influx from CA has not been as pronounced as I had expected, but have still done well. Perhaps the current recession (in all but name), plus the likely hike in CA taxes will again push California businesses and people to leave.EconProf
ParticipantBobS
I have been investing in Yuma for the past several years in the expectation that CA people and businesses will flee the high tax, high housing cost giant to the west. Have bought housing, industrial land, residential subdivision TD’s.
The influx from CA has not been as pronounced as I had expected, but have still done well. Perhaps the current recession (in all but name), plus the likely hike in CA taxes will again push California businesses and people to leave.EconProf
ParticipantBobS
I have been investing in Yuma for the past several years in the expectation that CA people and businesses will flee the high tax, high housing cost giant to the west. Have bought housing, industrial land, residential subdivision TD’s.
The influx from CA has not been as pronounced as I had expected, but have still done well. Perhaps the current recession (in all but name), plus the likely hike in CA taxes will again push California businesses and people to leave.EconProf
ParticipantBobS
I have been investing in Yuma for the past several years in the expectation that CA people and businesses will flee the high tax, high housing cost giant to the west. Have bought housing, industrial land, residential subdivision TD’s.
The influx from CA has not been as pronounced as I had expected, but have still done well. Perhaps the current recession (in all but name), plus the likely hike in CA taxes will again push California businesses and people to leave.EconProf
ParticipantBobS
I have been investing in Yuma for the past several years in the expectation that CA people and businesses will flee the high tax, high housing cost giant to the west. Have bought housing, industrial land, residential subdivision TD’s.
The influx from CA has not been as pronounced as I had expected, but have still done well. Perhaps the current recession (in all but name), plus the likely hike in CA taxes will again push California businesses and people to leave.March 20, 2008 at 12:16 PM in reply to: California Leads U.S. in Defaults, Price Drop, Slowing Growth #173831EconProf
ParticipantBobS
Look closely at some of the numbers this article brings out…it shows government officials panicking merely because tax revenues are increasing at a slowing rate.
For example, Sacramento is seeing its property tax revenues going up only 2% this year, so they respond by cutting department budgets by 20%. Where is this money going? Are these scare tactics working?
In another section, the article points out how elsewhere in the rest of California, property tax revenues are going to INCREASE only 6% this year and 3% next year. So…where is the hardship? Governments are so used to tax revenues gushing in at a double digit pace year after year that they have put all their spending on automatic pilot to increase similarly. Apparently they can ratchet up at a double digit pace but not slow down to single digits.
Note the breathless reporting that shows the author of the piece contributes to the atmosphere of panic and gloom and doom. The journalist’s very numbers contridict his/her theme. Yet there is no questioning of why the public sector cannot economize in an intelligent manner, like the taxpayer is forced to do in any downturn. Geez guys, just hold expenditures to last year’s outrageous amount. Do that for two years and we’d have a budget surplus.March 20, 2008 at 12:16 PM in reply to: California Leads U.S. in Defaults, Price Drop, Slowing Growth #174175EconProf
ParticipantBobS
Look closely at some of the numbers this article brings out…it shows government officials panicking merely because tax revenues are increasing at a slowing rate.
For example, Sacramento is seeing its property tax revenues going up only 2% this year, so they respond by cutting department budgets by 20%. Where is this money going? Are these scare tactics working?
In another section, the article points out how elsewhere in the rest of California, property tax revenues are going to INCREASE only 6% this year and 3% next year. So…where is the hardship? Governments are so used to tax revenues gushing in at a double digit pace year after year that they have put all their spending on automatic pilot to increase similarly. Apparently they can ratchet up at a double digit pace but not slow down to single digits.
Note the breathless reporting that shows the author of the piece contributes to the atmosphere of panic and gloom and doom. The journalist’s very numbers contridict his/her theme. Yet there is no questioning of why the public sector cannot economize in an intelligent manner, like the taxpayer is forced to do in any downturn. Geez guys, just hold expenditures to last year’s outrageous amount. Do that for two years and we’d have a budget surplus.March 20, 2008 at 12:16 PM in reply to: California Leads U.S. in Defaults, Price Drop, Slowing Growth #174182EconProf
ParticipantBobS
Look closely at some of the numbers this article brings out…it shows government officials panicking merely because tax revenues are increasing at a slowing rate.
For example, Sacramento is seeing its property tax revenues going up only 2% this year, so they respond by cutting department budgets by 20%. Where is this money going? Are these scare tactics working?
In another section, the article points out how elsewhere in the rest of California, property tax revenues are going to INCREASE only 6% this year and 3% next year. So…where is the hardship? Governments are so used to tax revenues gushing in at a double digit pace year after year that they have put all their spending on automatic pilot to increase similarly. Apparently they can ratchet up at a double digit pace but not slow down to single digits.
Note the breathless reporting that shows the author of the piece contributes to the atmosphere of panic and gloom and doom. The journalist’s very numbers contridict his/her theme. Yet there is no questioning of why the public sector cannot economize in an intelligent manner, like the taxpayer is forced to do in any downturn. Geez guys, just hold expenditures to last year’s outrageous amount. Do that for two years and we’d have a budget surplus.March 20, 2008 at 12:16 PM in reply to: California Leads U.S. in Defaults, Price Drop, Slowing Growth #174191EconProf
ParticipantBobS
Look closely at some of the numbers this article brings out…it shows government officials panicking merely because tax revenues are increasing at a slowing rate.
For example, Sacramento is seeing its property tax revenues going up only 2% this year, so they respond by cutting department budgets by 20%. Where is this money going? Are these scare tactics working?
In another section, the article points out how elsewhere in the rest of California, property tax revenues are going to INCREASE only 6% this year and 3% next year. So…where is the hardship? Governments are so used to tax revenues gushing in at a double digit pace year after year that they have put all their spending on automatic pilot to increase similarly. Apparently they can ratchet up at a double digit pace but not slow down to single digits.
Note the breathless reporting that shows the author of the piece contributes to the atmosphere of panic and gloom and doom. The journalist’s very numbers contridict his/her theme. Yet there is no questioning of why the public sector cannot economize in an intelligent manner, like the taxpayer is forced to do in any downturn. Geez guys, just hold expenditures to last year’s outrageous amount. Do that for two years and we’d have a budget surplus.March 20, 2008 at 12:16 PM in reply to: California Leads U.S. in Defaults, Price Drop, Slowing Growth #174279EconProf
ParticipantBobS
Look closely at some of the numbers this article brings out…it shows government officials panicking merely because tax revenues are increasing at a slowing rate.
For example, Sacramento is seeing its property tax revenues going up only 2% this year, so they respond by cutting department budgets by 20%. Where is this money going? Are these scare tactics working?
In another section, the article points out how elsewhere in the rest of California, property tax revenues are going to INCREASE only 6% this year and 3% next year. So…where is the hardship? Governments are so used to tax revenues gushing in at a double digit pace year after year that they have put all their spending on automatic pilot to increase similarly. Apparently they can ratchet up at a double digit pace but not slow down to single digits.
Note the breathless reporting that shows the author of the piece contributes to the atmosphere of panic and gloom and doom. The journalist’s very numbers contridict his/her theme. Yet there is no questioning of why the public sector cannot economize in an intelligent manner, like the taxpayer is forced to do in any downturn. Geez guys, just hold expenditures to last year’s outrageous amount. Do that for two years and we’d have a budget surplus. -
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