Cocaine in the White House swept under the rug.

[John Winslow Jr]

I have a unique position in this argument, I was born in CA and lived there until I was 11, moved to Missouri until after high school and left back to California. Both states have issues, both states have good and bad places to live. California is a damn mess, sure the weather may be great but this once great state is not a great state to live in, if you own a business they hate you, if your successful they hate you, if you make money all they want to do is find a way to remove it from your pocket unless you fall in line as a total Lib nut. Some of this may be my jaded opinion after being forced to sell perfectly good diesel trucks to business owners in other states due to Ca crazy laws. I cannot leave but if I could get out I would, and now they want to try and force you once you leave to pay fees back to the state for 10yrs after you leave, if that does not say it all, it should, my warning is the rest of the country should be very scared of what is coming, and if Newsom finds his way to the top, don’t say I don’t warn you. Just my two cents, John

[Eddies66]

Originally Posted by John Winslow Jr

I have a unique position in this argument, I was born in CA and lived there until I was 11, moved to Missouri until after high school and left back to California. Both states have issues, both states have good and bad places to live. California is a damn mess, sure the weather may be great but this once great state is not a great state to live in, if you own a business they hate you, if your successful they hate you, if you make money all they want to do is find a way to remove it from your pocket unless you fall in line as a total Lib nut. Some of this may be my jaded opinion after being forced to sell perfectly good diesel trucks to business owners in other states due to Ca crazy laws. I cannot leave but if I could get out I would, and now they want to try and force you once you leave to pay fees back to the state for 10yrs after you leave, if that does not say it all, it should, my warning is the rest of the country should be very scared of what is coming, and if Newsom finds his way to the top, don’t say I don’t warn you. Just my two cents, John

You do live in a great place, always enjoyed the Central Coast. You would be hard pressed to find a better place. Making a living in California is not for the weak at heart. The state is very Veteran friendly with the access to hospitals, tax relief, college tuition exemption for family members, property tax exemption for disabled. Took advantage of the real estate market with the turning over 3 homes in SoCal. I am totally retired and my wife will be next year. Love it here, wouldn’t live anywhere else.