WHY ARE PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES LEAVING?
Recent News Stories Regarding the exodus out of California
Here's what the thousands of families who have said, "Farewell" to California, have left behind:
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A state that will ban sales of gas-powered vehicles, effective in 2035
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A state Poised To Force High Schools To Offer Curriculum Including The ‘Four I’s Of Oppression’​
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A states that ranks dead last or next to last in five of the 15 "Variables" in the most recent "Rich States, Poor States" state economic competitive outlook report and an overall Economic Outlook Rank of 46th; California has ranked 44th or worse for eight consecutive years.
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A "Sanctuary State" (AB 450)
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A state that ranks dead last among U.S. states in quality of life, according to a study by U.S. News
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A state with the highest debt-to-income ratio in the country
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A state that ranks 43rd in the nation on the Mercatus Center's "Fiscal Condition" by state report
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Southern California home sales crash, a warning sign to the nation
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A state that is tied (with New Jersey) for the third-worst "value of a dollar" score in the USA Today's Cost of living: The purchasing power of a dollar in every state report (Only Hawaii and New York have worse scores) and the daily cost of living is cited as the greatest source of stress
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The highest state income, (In addition, all private, local, state and federal pensions are fully taxed. There is a 2.5% state penalty on early distributions from retirement plans, annuities and IRAs) the second highest fuel tax (58.3 cents per gallon, second only to the state of Washington at 59.3) and sales tax rate in the US
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A state that consistently ranks in the top ten when it come to living beyond its means
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A state that ranks 48th in the Tax Foundation's State Business Tax Climate Index (2015–2018)
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Despite the highest taxes in the USA, when all the unfunded liabilities for public pensions are added, the state is over 200 billion dollars in debt and when local debt is added the total debt figure is 2.3 trillion!
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Southern California has the worst traffic in the USA -- La La Land has the world's worst traffic congestion
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A state ranked as the worst state for drivers, according to a new study
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A state ranked last by Chief Executive Magazine for businesses
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A state where the roads are some of the poorest in the nation and rapidly getting worst
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The highest rate and the greatest total number of homeless people of any state in the nation according to the December 2017 report by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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A state facing ever-rising costs to fight wildfires, $773 million in 2018 alone
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A state that is about to impose permanent water rationing (AB 1668)
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Earthquakes
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A state with the highest poverty rate among the 50 states according to new census data, still! (Latest data)
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A state that has lost more than 1 million people, representing a $26 billion net income loss since 2004 and more than 10,000 businesses have either fled the state or reduced their investments since 2008
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A state that has ranked 48th or 49th (currently 48th) since 2002 on the Cato Institute's "Freedom in the 50 States" report
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A state that currently has 16 proposed Assembly Bills related to healthcare, most are designed to expand Medi-Cal
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A state that tops ATR Foundation's "Judicial Hellhole" list and the "lawsuit climate" consistently ranks near the bottom of all states
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A state that has ranked the worst state for business for 12 consecutive years
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A state that has decriminalized retail theft (Prop 47)
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A state that is simply unsustainable
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Politicians and powerful special interest groups who are on a never-ending quest to find even more ways to:
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pass a "single-payer" healthcare plan that will cost California tax payers 200 billion per year
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pass "a flood of bad new new laws" in 2018
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outlaw straws, (seriously)
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provide "universal income" to residents
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allow residents to "change" their gender "identity" (SB-179)
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release criminals from prison early (Proposition 57) or not imprison them at all (Proposition 47)
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invent new taxes and increase existing taxes of all kinds including a tax on drinking water
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invite illegal aliens to partake of social services, including tax-payer funded healthcare (SB 974), grant them the "right" to vote, give them a special ID, and/or a driver’s license; all of which has led to an increase in crime
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HIGHLIGHTS OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS PASSED IN CALIFORNIA IN 2019:
* Passed Cap-n-Trade Tax which will increase gas 0.63 to 0.93 cents a gallon change and the taxes that go with it.
* Proposed increase on a new tax every residence will pay for tap water.
* A $3.46B parks bond to pay for parks in "disadvantaged communities." The debt service alone will be over $200 million a year.
* Law to release any lifer (murder, rape , child molestation, etc.) who is 60 years old and has already spent 25 years in prison.
* A new $50 charge on all residents living in a mobile home parks to address “living condition enforcement” in those parks?
* Requires Tesla to either unionize with the United Auto Workers Union, or forfeit State incentives to buy their electric cars!
* Reduce from a felony to a misdemeanor the purposeful intent to transmit the AIDS virus to an unknowing partner.
* Give preferential treatment to prisoners convicted of serious crimes that are less than 25 years old because their brains are not mature enough to understand right from wrong.
* A bill to require our true sex be omitted from drivers licenses.
* Free legal services for illegal immigrants.
* Establish safe "injection zones" run by government to oversee people injecting heroin.
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For more recent news, click on each of the links below:
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Berkeley is the first city in the US to ban junk food in checkout lanes
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Bad Policies, Not Climate Change, Main Driver of California Fires
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California’s Gavin Newsom Bans Gas-powered Vehicles, Effective 2035
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Democrats Say California Is Model For Climate Action But Its Blackouts Say Otherwise​
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Why California’s Climate Policies Are Causing Electricity Blackouts​
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The surprising reason behind the California, Illinois, New York exodus to low-tax states
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California Sues Trump to Inflate Its Power in Congress via Illegal Migration​
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California: Can’t Keep the Lights On, Can’t Deliver Water, and Now, Can’t Open
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California’s prisons and jails have emptied thousands into a world changed by coronavirus
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Joe Rogan: If California Continues To Be This Restrictive, I Might Have To Move To Texas
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The Tax Watchers: Is proposed measure really for children? (Repealing Prop 13)
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Thinking of Relocating Your Business to California? Don't! - Kiplinger
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CALIFORNIA’S ‘FAIR TAX’ HIKE SPURRED TAXPAYER EXODUS, HURT MIDDLE CLASS AND WENT MOSTLY TO PENSIONS
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Unbreathable air and power outages are driving a Californian exodus
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California continues to lead the nation in poverty, according to a recent Census Bureau report
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California Legislature Hands Organized Labor a Banner Year + Why state bill will hurt California economy
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Housing Shortage, High Prices Crippling Home Sales in California
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2019 Best & Worst States For Business: California is last, again
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California's Homeless Crisis Spreads To Orange County, Doubles In Two Years
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California to be first state to provide healthcare to undocumented immigrants
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Who’s coming and who’s going: California in 5 interactive charts and maps
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A Move To Texas Brings Hope Of An Easier Life, And A Bigger House
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Why Everything They Say About California Fires — Including That Climate Matters Most — Is Wrong
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Does Apple's forthcoming Austin outpost signal a Silicon Valley tech exodus?
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California's Housing Crunch, Only Utah Packs in More People Per Home
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Why California Must Declare A State Of Emergency On Homelessness -- Or Get A Governor Who Will
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California homelessness is so out of control, people are turning to boats
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Starting July 1 California will have the highest gas taxes in U.S.
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California state workers hoarding vacation days, creating $3.5-billion debt for taxpayers
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The City by the Bay has embraced a new religion: drug normalization
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Top Ten Reasons Why California Is No Longer The Place To Be Or Move To
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Op-Ed: The former Gold Coast is tarnished beyond repair