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California makes history...twice
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originally posted by: ketsuko
originally posted by: scraedtosleep
a reply to: Klassified
Very christine of them to feed the hungry like that. Jesus would be proud.
I'm not joking.
Of who? Who is doing the work? It isn't any of the people and Caesar doesn't qualify as charity. Jesus has no one to be proud of.
Exactly, there is certainly nothing altruistic or benevolent in their motives.
a reply to: SortingHat
Huh?
So it slipped to the World's 5th largest economy all by itself. 3.4 Trillion still is a pretty good GDP. Almost as much as Germany and more than India.
IMO the state is out to prove economies run better with higher income tax on the upper class. The state that gave everyone Reagan has now turned on trickle down theory and seems to be pulling it off. Even with companies jumping ship left and right and paying the ridiculous expatriot taxes.
Still, cant argue when the budget is 300 billion and you have almost 100 billion left over to spend like a Democrat with a budget surpluss. And not care about 13.3% on top of the 37% given to highest tax bracket. Though there are enough loopholes that we have a lot of our millionaires not paying much of anything.
The middle class here doesn't seem to mind that either. The votes dont reflect it if it does. Recall? Failed by millions. For most, it's "what is 8 or 9% on top of 22%?" That's what massive personal debt is for. And that's just California democrats. Pay to live the California Dream. Some decide to wave so long to that dream, sunlight and head for Seattle. Or Texas. And there's been more exodus than influx the last few years, though that recently changed with a vengeance for some reason.
People seem to like the liberal sanctuary state vibe we have now.
But not to worry. That might not be your problem anymore if momentum keeps gaining. Calexit is back with a vengeance.
www.mercurynews.com...
And it really is a you let us lead, or we lead ourselves out mindset.
Lots of thoughts on leaving the Union this 4th of July weekend. Which is scary when you consider 1.1 million Californians speak Mandarin already. Ni hao mei guo lin ju. China would jump all over it probably.
Still the growing sentiment seems to be: "You f*** off with telling us how to run our state or we'll secede".
So Calexit might be best for all interests.
For the question, "What about the 37% of Californians that are Republicans cursing the liberal hellscape"?
The answer likely is: "They can balance out the 61% that didn't want Roe V. Wade overturned."
The cyclical world of hate politics.
Huh?
So it slipped to the World's 5th largest economy all by itself. 3.4 Trillion still is a pretty good GDP. Almost as much as Germany and more than India.
IMO the state is out to prove economies run better with higher income tax on the upper class. The state that gave everyone Reagan has now turned on trickle down theory and seems to be pulling it off. Even with companies jumping ship left and right and paying the ridiculous expatriot taxes.
Still, cant argue when the budget is 300 billion and you have almost 100 billion left over to spend like a Democrat with a budget surpluss. And not care about 13.3% on top of the 37% given to highest tax bracket. Though there are enough loopholes that we have a lot of our millionaires not paying much of anything.
The middle class here doesn't seem to mind that either. The votes dont reflect it if it does. Recall? Failed by millions. For most, it's "what is 8 or 9% on top of 22%?" That's what massive personal debt is for. And that's just California democrats. Pay to live the California Dream. Some decide to wave so long to that dream, sunlight and head for Seattle. Or Texas. And there's been more exodus than influx the last few years, though that recently changed with a vengeance for some reason.
People seem to like the liberal sanctuary state vibe we have now.
But not to worry. That might not be your problem anymore if momentum keeps gaining. Calexit is back with a vengeance.
www.mercurynews.com...
And it really is a you let us lead, or we lead ourselves out mindset.
Lots of thoughts on leaving the Union this 4th of July weekend. Which is scary when you consider 1.1 million Californians speak Mandarin already. Ni hao mei guo lin ju. China would jump all over it probably.
Still the growing sentiment seems to be: "You f*** off with telling us how to run our state or we'll secede".
So Calexit might be best for all interests.
For the question, "What about the 37% of Californians that are Republicans cursing the liberal hellscape"?
The answer likely is: "They can balance out the 61% that didn't want Roe V. Wade overturned."
The cyclical world of hate politics.
edit on 3-7-2022 by Degradation33 because: (no reason given)
originally posted by: network dude
a reply to: Klassified
sure, why not. Perhaps give them all a nice house in the Hollywood Hills? But be sure to spit on the homeless vets on your way to the bank.
This bothers me so much. We allow for people to be homeless - I am not talking about people that choose that lifestyle and there are plenty that do - while sending money overseas or using money on illegals. Not a single penny should be shipped overseas or used on illegals until we have our citizens taken care of.
There is no way that we could not build a series of studio apartments for people - complete with halfway house style monitoring - for a fraction of what we send overseas to people that hate or take advantage of us. It is an absolute travesty.
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