B-Man Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albwan Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 (edited) In honor of Cali's first lady..... Happy Halloween, PPP! Edited October 19, 2018 by Albwan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/12/11/omg-now-california-wants-to-tax-text-messaging/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, /dev/null said: https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/12/11/omg-now-california-wants-to-tax-text-messaging/ They need “your” money so they can provide free Obama phones for all the new Demi-Citizens they’re welcoming into their formerly beautiful state. Theyre just saying that the regular citizens owe it to the poor and have to pay their “fair share.” The pan handlers on the street are more honest than the politicians. Edited December 13, 2018 by Nanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 I heard the lead in to this story and thought “awesome!” Not everyone wants to deal with your dog sniffing our crotch or using the beach as it’s toilet. Then they mentioned the reason for the proposed ban. ? https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/12/12/environmental-groups-seek-ban-dogs-stretch-newport-beach/amp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Chef Jim said: I heard the lead in to this story and thought “awesome!” Not everyone wants to deal with your dog sniffing our crotch or using the beach as it’s toilet. Then they mentioned the reason for the proposed ban. ? https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/12/12/environmental-groups-seek-ban-dogs-stretch-newport-beach/amp/ We should just have a snowy plover vs. delta smelt steel-cage death match. If the delta smelt wins, the dogs get their beach back. If the snowy plover wins, the central valley can have water for farming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Off-Schedule and Over-Budget, California’s Bullet Train Is Hurtling Towards Disaster. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 On 12/13/2018 at 3:18 AM, /dev/null said: https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/12/11/omg-now-california-wants-to-tax-text-messaging/ It's going to be retroactive if it passes. It'll make half the state go broke overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 21 minutes ago, B-Man said: Off-Schedule and Over-Budget, California’s Bullet Train Is Hurtling Towards Disaster. ? Ahhhh the Browndoggle. And this is pretty damning: A new PPIC statewide survey shows that nearly three-fourths of Californians oppose making high-speed rail a major fiscal priority for the state. And that sour opinion is held pretty consistently across party and regional lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 14 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: It's going to be retroactive if it passes. It'll make half the state go broke overnight. Retroactive? And just how the ***** are they going to do that? People who moved in to the state this year are on the hook for five years of taxes? People who moved out of the state this year are going to be chased down in other states and forced to pay? The State of California is not living in reality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 1 hour ago, B-Man said: Off-Schedule and Over-Budget, California’s Bullet Train Is Hurtling Towards Disaster. ? I look forward to watching this take place from the comfort of another state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 (edited) Fun Fact: California Least Educated State in the Nation According to Census Bureau . DEATH BY SANCTUARY STATE ' Edited December 21, 2018 by B-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 47 minutes ago, B-Man said: Fun Fact: California Least Educated State in the Nation According to Census Bureau . DEATH BY SANCTUARY STATE ' But they've got the highest number of celebrities who are authorities on everything, so it works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 1 hour ago, B-Man said: Fun Fact: California Least Educated State in the Nation According to Census Bureau . DEATH BY SANCTUARY STATE ' Death? They have a booming economy and growing population. Why all the lies about California? Lowest in the west and northeast. Quote By U.S. Census Region2 Current cigarette smoking was highest in the Midwest and lowest in the West. Nearly 19 of every 100 adults who live in the Midwest (18.5%) Nearly 17 of every 100 adults who live in the South (16.9%) About 13 of every 100 adults who live in the Northeast (13.3%) About 12 of every 100 adults who live in the West (12.3%) https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/adult_data/cig_smoking/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Someone didn't read the link................ Or the one who read it to you didn't dumb it down enough. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 We should start a West Virginia thread. Trump's favorite state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Quote Californians say goodbye to Gov. Jerry Brown (D), who did a solid job the second time around. “When he took office for the second time eight years ago, the state had a $27 billion deficit; now it has a dedicated rainy-day fund more than half that size, and a like amount in another one-time discretionary surplus for the coming budget year. In the past eight years, the state has added roughly 3 million jobs, refuting the canard that its tough environmental and labor regulations are impediments to growth.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 (edited) https://calmatters.org/articles/commentary/commentary-the-dimensions-of-californias-pension-crisis/ California’s public employee pension systems have immense gaps – called “unfunded liabilities” – between what they have in assets and what they will need to meet their obligations to retirees. The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), the nation’s largest pension trust fund, and other state and local systems are desperately trying to close those shortfalls, or at least reduce them, mostly by ramping up mandatory “contributions” from public agencies. Everyone is getting hit by those rapidly escalating demands and it’s no secret that they are pushing some school districts and cities to the brink of insolvency, forcing them to slash other spending, even vital police and fire services, and/or seek higher taxes from their voters to keep their heads above water. Moreover, the squeeze is destined to get even tighter. For instance, cities that are now paying 50 cents into CalPERS for every dollar of police officers’ salaries are projecting that it could go to 75 or 80 cents within a few years. School districts are feeling a double whammy – a more than doubling of their mandatory payments to the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) for their professional staffs, plus increasing demands from CalPERS for their support staffs. The state government itself is not immune. Last week, CalPERS told Gov. Jerry Brown and legislators that they must include $6.3 billion in the 2018-19 state budget to cover state employee pensions, making it one of the budget’s largest single items. Edited December 28, 2018 by 3rdnlng 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 53 minutes ago, 3rdnlng said: https://calmatters.org/articles/commentary/commentary-the-dimensions-of-californias-pension-crisis/ California’s public employee pension systems have immense gaps – called “unfunded liabilities” – between what they have in assets and what they will need to meet their obligations to retirees. The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), the nation’s largest pension trust fund, and other state and local systems are desperately trying to close those shortfalls, or at least reduce them, mostly by ramping up mandatory “contributions” from public agencies. Everyone is getting hit by those rapidly escalating demands and it’s no secret that they are pushing some school districts and cities to the brink of insolvency, forcing them to slash other spending, even vital police and fire services, and/or seek higher taxes from their voters to keep their heads above water. Moreover, the squeeze is destined to get even tighter. For instance, cities that are now paying 50 cents into CalPERS for every dollar of police officers’ salaries are projecting that it could go to 75 or 80 cents within a few years. School districts are feeling a double whammy – a more than doubling of their mandatory payments to the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) for their professional staffs, plus increasing demands from CalPERS for their support staffs. The state government itself is not immune. Last week, CalPERS told Gov. Jerry Brown and legislators that they must include $6.3 billion in the 2018-19 state budget to cover state employee pensions, making it one of the budget’s largest single items. About four months and counting before the state is officially in my rear-view mirror. This is one of the many reasons why. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Well, NY may be turning into a cluster***** by King Andrew, but at least our public employee pension fund is solvent and diversified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 A SHOCKING DEVELOPMENT: ? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 35 minutes ago, B-Man said: A SHOCKING DEVELOPMENT: ? . It is not the taxes. It is the local bans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 13 minutes ago, Paulus said: It is not the taxes. It is the local bans. Getting dope legalized here was a no brainer. I've lived up and down this coast, and no one ever worried about smoking it where ever they pleased. Legalizing it was just a formality. But there's a difference between making it legal in my town and making it available in my town. No one in Sacramento would ever be smart enough to predict that, but it didn't stop them from predicting how much it would bring in and spending that money before they had it. Suddenly, all the people in Rancho PV, Malibu and Beverly Hills who are happy with legal dope don't want dispensaries in their neighborhoods. And presto! Another CA tax coming up to make up for the taxes they're not getting from the dope. Maybe another nickel on the gas tax will do the trick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 12 minutes ago, LABillzFan said: Getting dope legalized here was a no brainer. I've lived up and down this coast, and no one ever worried about smoking it where ever they pleased. Legalizing it was just a formality. But there's a difference between making it legal in my town and making it available in my town. No one in Sacramento would ever be smart enough to predict that, but it didn't stop them from predicting how much it would bring in and spending that money before they had it. Suddenly, all the people in Rancho PV, Malibu and Beverly Hills who are happy with legal dope don't want dispensaries in their neighborhoods. And presto! Another CA tax coming up to make up for the taxes they're not getting from the dope. Maybe another nickel on the gas tax will do the trick. Don't forget Marin. I think my options are either Fairfax (boonies) or SF. Pretty sure Mill Valley outlawed it before the legalization vote was even on the ballot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevbeau Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) 31 minutes ago, LABillzFan said: Getting dope legalized here was a no brainer. I've lived up and down this coast, and no one ever worried about smoking it where ever they pleased. Legalizing it was just a formality. But there's a difference between making it legal in my town and making it available in my town. No one in Sacramento would ever be smart enough to predict that, but it didn't stop them from predicting how much it would bring in and spending that money before they had it. Suddenly, all the people in Rancho PV, Malibu and Beverly Hills who are happy with legal dope don't want dispensaries in their neighborhoods. And presto! Another CA tax coming up to make up for the taxes they're not getting from the dope. Maybe another nickel on the gas tax will do the trick. I’ve done revenue projections in conjunction with local (city/county) govts. To say their projections are even realistic in any known mathematical universe would be an understatement. I had one councilman tell me that I was full of $&@! when explaining that demand is elastic even after he agreed with a hypothetical example I gave him. Edited December 30, 2018 by Kevbeau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Is this the most ridiculous state in the union or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Just now, LABillzFan said: Is this the most ridiculous state in the union or what? Well, what else are we supposed to do? We can't arrest and thereby risk offending the dignity of guys who piss and sh-- on the sidewalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 5 hours ago, KD in CA said: Well, what else are we supposed to do? We can't arrest and thereby risk offending the dignity of guys who piss and sh-- on the sidewalk. Did you just assume gender? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dude Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I think California needs the ***** freed out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 8 hours ago, LABillzFan said: Is this the most ridiculous state in the union or what? Old news. They were talking about this when I lived up there. My response was “do you really think that someone who sleeps on the streets covered in filth is going to care if they get some pee on their shoes?” And have they not seen the amount of pee on the floor under a urinal from splashed back? I dropped my towel at the gym while peeing and I burned the damn thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wacka Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 3 hours ago, Chef Jim said: Old news. They were talking about this when I lived up there. My response was “do you really think that someone who sleeps on the streets covered in filth is going to care if they get some pee on their shoes?” And have they not seen the amount of pee on the floor under a urinal from splashed back? I dropped my towel at the gym while peeing and I burned the damn thing. Reminds me of when I had to go to downtown SF for work. In the morning the shopkeepers had to hose off th urine from the sidewalk. Ah . it's spring in San Francisco and the smell of urine is in the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 12 hours ago, Chef Jim said: Old news. They were talking about this when I lived up there. My response was “do you really think that someone who sleeps on the streets covered in filth is going to care if they get some pee on their shoes?” And have they not seen the amount of pee on the floor under a urinal from splashed back? I dropped my towel at the gym while peeing and I burned the damn thing. Or just turn 45 degrees when they let fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 17 hours ago, Wacka said: Reminds me of when I had to go to downtown SF for work. In the morning the shopkeepers had to hose off th urine from the sidewalk. Ah . it's spring in San Francisco and the smell of urine is in the air. The new California gold rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Venice Beach Homeless Problem: When progressive ideology gets hit in the head with a brick of reality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 47 minutes ago, LABillzFan said: Venice Beach Homeless Problem: When progressive ideology gets hit in the head with a brick of reality. Nothing that can't be fixed by a new high-speed rail system that creates jobs for all those homeless people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 HERE’S WHY PEOPLE, JOBS ARE FLEEING BLUE STATES TO LIVE IN RED ONES: Yes, it just makes common sense that people who can leave states with high taxes, onerous regulations and high unemployment. But Antonio Chaves, writing in American Thinker, provides an absolutely devastating presentation of the data showing the sources and depths of distress for middle and lower-middle class people living in places like California and Maryland. It’s a data-intensive read, but well worth it. And Chaves offers some interesting thoughts on how red-state leaders should respond to the droves of former blue-staters crossing into the jurisdictions. UPDATE (from Glenn Reynolds:) My Welcome Wagon idea is more urgently needed than ever. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 holy freaking crap. i paid $2.21 this afternoon. https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1085308959215411201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevbeau Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Ha...$2.09 over the weekend in GA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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