****Not a political post, although will contain political points**** California is terrible. See below: - Cities falling apart. I know people see the drug problem on the news, but the bigger problem, at least in SF, is that the commercial vacancy rates are so high they can't generate revenue. SF is going to see huge cuts in the next few years. Coupled with the drug and homelessness problem, they might be in trouble. - Tax rate is crazy. Sales tax hovers around 10% and nonsense fees everywhere else. CA has the highest state income tax in the country. You know what it is in Texas & Florida? Zero percent. I had an LLC and it costs $800 per year in fees just to maintain. You know what the annual fee is in Idaho, New Mexico, & South Carolina? Zero dollars. I pay tens of thousands of dollars in taxes just to live here, and that's not even considering the insane cost of everything else. - The ground shakes? Hello? How is that normal? Not to mention the constant threat of wildfires and home insurance skyrocketing, so much so that many companies are refusing to even insure homes here. But even if you have insurance, you never know when THE BIG ONE will hit and destroy your entire city. - The utility cost has doubled for PG&E users over the last 17 years. That far outpaces inflation, and the corrupt government approved another 10+% hike because PG&E is a clown organization that has killed many people with their incompetence. We can't do anything because Gavin Newsom is their puppet. - Everything else is terrible and costs too much money. Want to start a business? It will take nonsensical forms and thousands of dollars. Want to build something? Apply for unnecessary permits and try to find your way through an unending maze of bureaucracy. - Worst drivers I've ever dealt with in my life. No one stops at stop signs. People apparently forget how to use a turn signal whenever they're within the borders of this state. People drive like maniacs, but you also seem to get the one person who drives 10 MPH under the speed limit in the left-hand lane every time you're on the highway. Also there are tolls and HOV lanes everywhere for no reason, and they're going to turn every single lane of a highway into a toll road in the next 10-20 years. - The Pacific Ocean is too cold to swim in. - We birthed Silicon Valley, which has come up with nothing good but tech which has eaten up our free time and made us hate each other. Also, let's not forget about AI, which will no doubt wipe us out in the next few years too. - The only close place to travel outside of the state is Hawaii. Even Japan and the other countries in Asia are too far away given they're across the largest ocean in the world. Also, the Caribbean is farther away from us than every other place in the country, and Europe is way, way too far, at least compared to the east coast. TC: Not enough to live in CA
what about muh wed states
Move out. You need to experience the drug, party culture of Miami to appreciate bay area
Miami is a cesspool
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I will do the “needful” and say this. There are 49 other states in the US. Make what you will of that statement
Thanks for the useless intel, Intel
Hey! That’s our motto! 🥲
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Let me add to your list https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/bay-area-all-lane-freeway-tolling-climate-concerns/3366036/#:~:text=The%20idea%2C%20put%20forth%20by,from%2010%20to%2030%20cents
I mentioned this above! "We will charge you to use roads you already pay for through your taxes (and tolls) while not making any substantive improvements whatsoever to our horrible transit network."
This guy/gal is known to the state of California to cause anger and frustration.
My god, you are incredibly stupid. The Pacific Ocean is too cold to swim in 😂
You have to throw a car battery in the water to warm it up first
The Pacific Current is literally a cold water current brought down from Alaska you uncultured swine
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Dude you complain about Pacific Ocean? Also flying to Cabos is pretty easy. You don’t have to use any tech gadgets or sites from here if you don’t want to. Find a place you like and I will find either terrible weather or natural disaster risk for you. Pick your poison. Texans make California drivers look like law abiding grannies.
Move to Raleigh, NC. Heaven on earth!
Can you elaborate? I was there but don’t see how