California lost 9,000 business HQs & expansions, mostly to TX, 7year study shows

[kimba1]

I would bitch more if it wasnt for the fact people want non health related medication covered also

[sirs]

...oh, and this just in.....recall all the "promises" and "pledges' that Obamacare was needed to "contain costs"??  Another lie fully exposed

[Xavier_Onassis]

Texas should do more to create its own businesses, rather than to steal them from other states.

[sirs]

Stealing implies something illegal...unless you're playing baseball.  Texas is "stealing" nothing.  California should do more to create a friendly business enviroment, rather than one that pushes businesses and upper/middle class Californians to leave.  Like what Texas is doing

[kimba1]

You cant blame texas alone. All states does this and before texas seattle washington was popular for taking ca. Businesses.

Im surprise louisiana hasnt tried

[sirs]

Exactly.  No state is "stealing" anything.  They are merely doing what they can to improve their own economies.....such as incentivizing businesses to move in, with the associated citizens that would come along and the increase in job opportunities, for those already living in the state.  Which then translates into increased tax revenues to the state itself, in the form of increased income and payroll taxes, withoiut having to raise them, as well as increased monies for people to buy things, thus more revenue in the form of sales taxes, also without having to raise them

It's a win win......for those states that wish to facilitate such creation vs punish them with more taxes & regulations

[Xavier_Onassis]

The businesses were established where they originally were because of the government provided services available.
Taxes are not punishment. That is typical rightwing stupidity.

[sirs]

Taxes are punishment when you keep raising them on successful people & businesses.  And business have no obligation to stay where they started, so the only thing "stupid" here is implying some form of theft by another state

[Xavier_Onassis]

You are full of shit, sirs. Taxes is what we pay for civilization.

You think taxes are punishment, go to Somalia, which has no government and see how you fare.

[sirs]

No, Professor Misrepresentation...I believe RAISING taxes on businesses and the wealthy is punishment, when they ALREADY are taxed higher than everyone else.  Not taxes in general     

[Xavier_Onassis]

They pay more because they get more.

They use the services of government more, they benefit from public education more, they haul their freight on the highways more.

If you wanna fly first class, it oughta cost you.

You pay for what you get.

[sirs]

No, they don't get any more than you or I.  Everyone gets the same.  The cost of something is just the same for Soros as it is for you or me.  So, NO, they don't get taxed more because they get more.  They're taxed more because folks like yourself need to try and alleviate some mutated conscience, that "the rich" don't deserve what they've earned, so it must be taken from them, so that folks like yourself can feel better by applying/giving it where you think it should go.

and as its already been pointed out, THEY'RE ALREADY TAXED MORE.  It's why upper middle class, "the rich", and businesses are leaving the state in droves, being replaced by poverty riddled legal & illegal immigrants, complete with added debt to an already fractured state economy

[Xavier_Onassis]

Goddamn right! Tax their asses!

If Romney pays 14% or 20% or 30% it will not alter his cushy lifestyle in the least.

[sirs]

Your envy is almost tangible.  As is your overt lack of grasp towards how our economy thrives.  To folks like yourselt, its all about tax them because you can, and screw the repercussions.  It's why CA is going down the economic dump.  Shall we provide a laundry list of every Democrat controlled city, and demonstrate just how "great" your approach is?  Shall we start with Detroit?  New Orleans?  Los Angeles?

[Xavier_Onassis]

Every large city in the country either has a Democratic government or a no partisan one. Republicans are unable to get elected to run cities, because they are stupid schmucks, hateful schmucks or both stupid AND hateful schmucks.

If White Texans were so goddamned clever, they would develop their own industries and would have no need to lure anyone away from California.

Tax the Rich! They should pay for their lucky breaks and all the support the government gives them.