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Participant[quote=AN][quote=ocrenter][quote=sdrealtor]A crash in China could have the opposite effect and create even more incentives for “the haves” to come to the US. The population in China is approaching 1,500,000,000. The 1%ers number more than 10M there. Wont take many of them to prop up CV.[/quote]
I heard they are cool with the overwhelming lizard population in CV too. They think the lizards are mini-dragons.[/quote]
I also heard they love god-awful new TRACT houses.[/quote]maybe we need to redirect the “10 minutes to La Jolla” campaign to “10 minutes to CV” for the Chinese crowd.
Participant[quote=sdrealtor]A crash in China could have the opposite effect and create even more incentives for “the haves” to come to the US. The population in China is approaching 1,500,000,000. The 1%ers number more than 10M there. Wont take many of them to prop up CV.[/quote]
I heard they are cool with the overwhelming lizard population in CV too. They think the lizards are mini-dragons.
Participant[quote=sdrealtor]ocr
Agree with you about the Asian enclave in CV but its not just Asians. There are plenty of very successful, highly paid non-Asians in the CV mix also. In fact I would venture to guess they are even more highly paid than the Asians (who skew more towards engineers rather than doctors/lawyers). CV ain’t going anywhere.[/quote]Agree there are others besides Asians looking at and purchasing in CV. The whole Asian Enclave thing is to point out any slight possibility of CV decline would be wiped away because it has gained membership into that highly selected group of locations well known on the other side of the pacific.
ParticipantI don’t think the prices in CV will go down. I think CV has now earned a special Asian Enclave status that will detach it slightly from the local market forces, much like other Asian Enclave such as Cupertino, San Marino, and Irvine. FOBs will look at CV value in relation to other AEs and continue to find value in the CV prices.
As the dollar continue to lose value against the RMB, CV will appear to be even more of a bargain. Already within the last 6 years the Chinese have gained 30% in purchasing power. This means a CV home priced at $1 million today looks like it is just $760k to the Chinese.
The only thing is the Chinese have a lot more exposure to the Euro mess, and they are starting to slow down.
So things will just stay flat, but very unlikely to go down.
July 11, 2012 at 8:53 PM in reply to: Obamacare bill contains 3.8% tax on homes sales capital gains for high income earners #747744Participant[quote=Allan from Fallbrook][quote=CA renter]
And thanks for being such an intelligent, informed, and balanced poster from the conservative side, Allan. It’s always a pleasure to hear your perspective.[/quote]CAR: Thank you. As I’ve mentioned previously, you’re part of a very engaging group of true liberals, including afx, ocr and SK, and it’s been fun going back and forth.
Although, according to the most tendentious and coprophagic poster on the board, you’re some sort of closet Marxist and you and I are supposed to link arms whilst singing the “Internationale”.
Workers of the World, Unite![/quote]
Would disagree I’m liberal. I’m a fiscal conservative social liberal classic moderate republican. I never left the GOP, rather, the Big Tent left me and took off to the south and to the right and became a religious based party.
Obama is a right down the middle centrist moderate who implemented a GOP health care reform law invented by GOP senators during the Clinton years and enacted by a GOP governor. The religious party that replaced my GOP just wasted my tax payer money voting for the 33rd time against that GOP health care reform bill.
July 11, 2012 at 6:23 AM in reply to: OT: Politically Correctness has sucken to an all time low…. #747664Participant[quote=Brutus]I propose that we declare a moratorium on ALL immigration for ten years, block and prevent all illegal entry on all borders, and then, once the borders are secure and criminalien-free, start an immigration plan based on Australia’s plan: If we don’t need your skill(s), you can’t come in.
This would apply to ALL immigrants, Black, White, Hispanic, Vietnamese, Swedish, British, Japanese, etc…
Enough of this “give me your poor” bullshit. That was fine in 1890. It doesn’t work now, as we can see by the often expressed, but erroneous, idea that EVERYONE deserves to be an American citizen.
STOP ALL IMMIGRATION NOW!
Other than that, I have no strong opinions…[/quote]
let’s just have Brutus’ “STOP ALL IMMIGRATION NOW” duke it out with Brian’s “OPEN UP OUR BORDER NOW.”
Participant[quote=EconProf]Some on this site seem angry at Romney based on his wealth, the way he invests it here and abroad, and on how he made it as a venture capitalist at Bain. The Obama campaign is especially determined to make this an issue and is formenting class envy and anger. I suggest we should instead ask who is most able to pull the economy out of the ditch and raise the nation’s output and employment.
Historically, if we exclude a candidate because they are rich, we’d be omitting a lot of past successful presidents, including darlings of the left, like FDR and JFK. In fact, both these presidents INHERITED their wealth and did not largely make it on their own. I believe Romney did not inherit great wealth growing up, but what is important is that he multiplied it many times over by risking his own money, working hard at salvaging down-and-out companies, and reportedly increasing employment at 78% of them while losing employment (and his own money) at the rest. Venture capital typically goes after mismanaged or otherwise troubled companies that can’t qualify for a bank loan. They need radical shaking up to survive, and only fresh eyes and major changes from an outsider who puts their own money at risk can save them. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. That’s capitalism folks.
BTW, another great president, George Washington, was one of the richest men in the colonies. He largely married into his wealth, but then built up a huge and varied enterprise, invented several farming innovations, speculated successfully on land investments, and got even richer. Kind of like a venture capitalist.[/quote]well, George Romney was in fact quite wealthy. perhaps you meant he did not give any of his wealth to Mitt. Sources please.
I don’t think a person’s wealth should exclude him or her from presidency. But I don’t think running a venture capital firm makes someone more qualified either.
July 10, 2012 at 7:03 AM in reply to: Obamacare bill contains 3.8% tax on homes sales capital gains for high income earners #747585Participant[quote=briansd1]
Praying to God is completely without facts. It’s a total waste of time that’s bordering on the delusional.[/quote]
Would have to disagree with Brian once again. (Allan is smiling)
Deep spiritual prayer is essentially meditation. Meditation is essentially mental exercise that help train the mind. Studies of all forms of meditation, from Taoism, to Buddhism, to Yoga, to Meditative prayer found in Islam/Christianity/Judaism, all points to stimulation and thicker areas in the frontal lobe that regulate emotion and cognitive planning. Essentially the meditation practitioner becomes happier by being able to control negative feelings and enhance positive feelings.
So there’s nothing wrong with prayer to a false god or allah. Because often times blind faith make these prayers work better. The problem just comes when different groups claim their false god is superior and the one and only. And that is the problem central to the Abrahamic religions.
Participant[quote=JC]Just a recommendation….IF you are thinking about doing a Refi, call Charlie Mason. He is super nice, down to earth and works very hard. He got me a 3.625 and I am not really Piggington material if you know what I mean. 🙂
Charles D. Mason
First California Funding
4550 Kearny Villa Rd. Suite 215
San Diego, CA. 92123
Telephone – 858 654 4066
Facsimile – 858 654 4062
Ca. Dept of Real Estate Lic # 01275449NMLS # 330764[/quote]3.625 doesn’t mean anything without other info. 30 year? 15 year? Conforming? Jr conforming? Jumbo? Point? No point? Closing cost? No closing cost?
July 9, 2012 at 8:13 PM in reply to: OT: Politically Correctness has sucken to an all time low…. #747555Participant[quote=KSMountain]
This seems like a good start.You left off us being smarter about allowing qualified educated folks from other countries to stay/work here.
I’m not as convinced of a direct correlation between birthrates and immigration pressure – I think other factors may have more influence – but we shall see.
Other controversial topics that weren’t in your list (which I understand you intended to be uncontroversial):
* Should children of illegals automatically become citizens?
* Should illegals be able to have drivers licenses?
* Should free healthcare and other services be doled out equally to all regardless of citizenship?
* Should we do another amnesty? And then another every 10 years? Should we just open the border and allow unlimited anonymous entry and indefinite stay?It seems strange to me that we have per-country immigration quotas and a lengthy path to citizenship process, but we also have policies that look the other way if you can just get in here. It seems there’s an ambiguity and an inconsistency there that we should resolve.[/quote]
The decrease is likely multifactorial. Combination of drop in birth rate, increase in border security, and our downturn in economy. When Mexico had significantly higher than replacement birth rate, I think the economic pressure was so high even stepped up enforcement of he border would have been hard pressed to slow the flow of illegals.
Absolutely agree with being selective and give preference to skilled immigrants.
Agree at some point a constitutional amendment will be necessary to close the anchor baby loophole.
CAR’s suggestion is a good one. A drivers license with a big red NONVARIFIED STATUS across the top is a good middle of the road approach.
We weren’t going to have free health care any way. Permanent residents should be part of any health care scheme. As for illegals, they would have to be part of the mandate if they are filing income taxes. But they can’t file for income tax if they are not hired due to the e-verify system.
No more amnesty. I think current level of enforcement is at a good level.
July 9, 2012 at 10:06 AM in reply to: OT: Politically Correctness has sucken to an all time low…. #747523Participant[quote=deadzone]Illegals can’t serve in the military. Not sure why everyone keeps mentioning military service as a criteria for Dream Act. I know it sounds nice but the problem with Dream Act and Obama’s current policy change is that it is mostly political sount bites. I will agree that in theory some type of Dream Act makes sense but the Devil is in the details.
Your list misses the most important point which is Workplace enforcement via E-verify or some other mechanism. I think that is one aspect that almost everybody agrees on regardless of political side.
I don’t think it is obvious that a guest worker program is necessary with the possible exception of agriculture, in which case a guest worker program already exists.[/quote]
I aleady referred to that as “up enforcement at the work place.” I didn’t mention e-verify specifically because that is just one of the many tools ICE can use.
some people like to find common grounds. others like accentuate minor differences.
July 9, 2012 at 7:46 AM in reply to: OT: Politically Correctness has sucken to an all time low…. #747518ParticipantI think it would be good to at least look at what most people agree with, because the issues people disagree with are always magnified, and that doesn’t serve anyone any good. I think the following is a good list that most people will agree on:
–illegals are illegals, they are not “undocumented.”
–dream act is a good policy, it is a goof filter of the good vs bad apples.
–any illegals that served in the military can get legalized.
–any illegals with any criminal record, automatic deportation.
–continue with the amped up enforcement at the border first started under George W and continued under Obama.
–given demographic changes south of border, an expensive border wall is not necessary.
–guest worker program needs to be implemented.The only thing that’s really causing disagreement is on what happens with the 10 million illegals already here. Honestly, trying to deport the 10 million would be too costly. So the only practical solution is a guest worker program with option for eventual legalization of status. A carrot and stick approach can be used to make sure the great majority of the illegals come forward. Up enforcement at the workplace as the stick and eventual path to legalization as the carrot.
Participantwe reviewed this when we did our landscaping. per our HOA rules and regs, property owner has the right to remove branches or roots on their side of property line.
Participantabsolutely.
you can do whatever you like with the plant once it crosses over to your side of the fence. you can literally trim the tree straight up in the air in line with the property line. or in the case of the invasive roots, perfectly reasonable to chop it up as long as you do the chopping on your side of the property line.
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