KD in CA Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 hour ago, SoCal Deek said: Speaking as a guy who lives in California you’d never know anyone other than Bloomberg and Bernie are on the ballot. I’ve yet to see a single TV ad for Biden, Amy, Mayor Pete or Pocahontas. It was the same 4 years ago when I first moved here. You would have never known (in the Bay Area anyway) that there was a nominee named Clinton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prickly Pete Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I live in LA, surrounded by these #######s, literally living with 2 of these dips hits. They are insufferable. I want it to sink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 15 minutes ago, KD in CA said: It was the same 4 years ago when I first moved here. You would have never known (in the Bay Area anyway) that there was a nominee named Clinton. 14 minutes ago, 32ABBA said: I live in LA, surrounded by these #######s, literally living with 2 of these dips hits. They are insufferable. I want it to sink. Ahhhhh beautiful Orange County. Nobody pooping in my flower pots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prickly Pete Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, Chef Jim said: Ahhhhh beautiful Orange County. Nobody pooping in my flower pots. I lived in Anaheim, too....it was worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Just now, 32ABBA said: I lived in Anaheim, too....it was worse. Oh sorry. Let me clarify. South Orange County. I don't get out much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Typical Leftists YOU’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BLOG: New freelance law AB5 illustrates what’s wrong with the Democratic super-majority in Sacramento. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prickly Pete Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 5 hours ago, B-Man said: Typical Leftists YOU’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BLOG: New freelance law AB5 illustrates what’s wrong with the Democratic super-majority in Sacramento. . I can't wait for them to secede! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 6 hours ago, B-Man said: Typical Leftists YOU’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BLOG: New freelance law AB5 illustrates what’s wrong with the Democratic super-majority in Sacramento. . Maybe they should look at it like flood insurance, but then again maybe they should examine the recent practices that have made such large areas susceptible to wildfires. So-called environmentalists have led the way to more frequent and substantial fires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 6 hours ago, B-Man said: Typical Leftists YOU’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BLOG: New freelance law AB5 illustrates what’s wrong with the Democratic super-majority in Sacramento. . I don’t see the issue with this. They insure against a risk. That’s what they do. Yes we will insure you because we’re required to. Your premiums will $12,000 a month. They price risk. It’s what they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Chef Jim said: I don’t see the issue with this. They insure against a risk. That’s what they do. Yes we will insure you because we’re required to. Your premiums will $12,000 a month. They price risk. It’s what they do. Oh don't worry, the followup bill will make it a guaranteed human right to have fire insurance for $12 a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 RARE SIGNS OF SANITY IN CALIFORNIA: That Freelance Job-Killing Law Is So Bad That the California Legislature May Dump It Next Week. But note this: Next week, Republican Assemblyman Kevin Kiley is hoping that enough California lawmakers have received enough blowback to put a stop to the madness…They should just blow up AB 5 and pretend it never happened, but Kiley’s a Republican and California Democrats have a supermajority. They can do anything they want – including destroying the jobs of millions of Californians. They couldn’t have destroyed more jobs if they’d planned it. Maybe next week the Assembly rolls it back. Stay tuned. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Joshin' Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 On 2/18/2020 at 2:28 PM, SoCal Deek said: Speaking as a guy who lives in California you’d never know anyone other than Bloomberg and Bernie are on the ballot. I’ve yet to see a single TV ad for Biden, Amy, Mayor Pete or Pocahontas. Same here in Austin Texas area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, Chef Jim said: I don’t see the issue with this. They insure against a risk. That’s what they do. Yes we will insure you because we’re required to. Your premiums will $12,000 a month. They price risk. It’s what they do. The issue, I think, is that the government is forcing private companies to take on customers they may prefer not to take on. Private companies know the government that can force them to take on customers who don't fit their business plan/model can also, after the fact, force them to cap their costs and absorb the losses. If there is a true need to provide high-cost home insurance to high-risk homes, someone or some company will fill that void, or people will stop buying houses in high-risk areas. 14 hours ago, Koko78 said: Oh don't worry, the followup bill will make it a guaranteed human right to have fire insurance for $12 a month. Exactly. Edited February 20, 2020 by IDBillzFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 3 hours ago, IDBillzFan said: The issue, I think, is that the government is forcing private companies to take on customers they may prefer not to take on. Private companies know the government that can force them to take on customers who don't fit their business plan/model can also, after the fact, force them to cap their costs and absorb the losses. If there is a true need to provide high-cost home insurance to high-risk homes, someone or some company will fill that void, or people will stop buying houses in high-risk areas. Oh I know the issue. As long as there is no cap on the premiums who cares? Insurance companies are masters at pricing risk. But I do see the point. Even life insurance companies will deny someone they feel is too high a risk. And people are NEVER going to stop buying houses in high risk areas. Those are typically ones in the hills with the views. They'll just go uninsured but the government needs to not bail those people out. As the preacher said in Blazing Saddles...."Son, you're on your own." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 IT’S COME TO THIS: California Bill Would Require Occupational Licenses for Porn Actors, Strippers, Cam Girls. On Tuesday, Assemblymembers Lorena Gonzalez (D–San Diego) and Christina Garcia (D–Bell Gardens) introduced Assembly Bill (A.B.) 2389. The bill would require adult entertainers and video performers, including webcam performers, to obtain a business license and complete a state-mandated training course before being allowed to ply their trade. Requirements for that training would be developed by the state’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), which would, in turn, be advised by a new 10-member, governor-appointed board composed of two adult film actors, three dancers, two medical doctors, a therapist, and a money manager…. Gonzalez is also the author of the controversial A.B. 5 legislation that requires many gig economy workers to be classified as employees and not independent contractors. . Did I mention.........they're crazy . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Trump signs memorandum diverting water to California’s Central Valley farms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123719bwiqrb Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 52 minutes ago, B-Man said: Trump signs memorandum diverting water to California’s Central Valley farms That bastard. RESIST! IMPEACH!! RUSSIA!!! COW FARTS!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 1 hour ago, B-Man said: IT’S COME TO THIS: California Bill Would Require Occupational Licenses for Porn Actors, Strippers, Cam Girls. On Tuesday, Assemblymembers Lorena Gonzalez (D–San Diego) and Christina Garcia (D–Bell Gardens) introduced Assembly Bill (A.B.) 2389. The bill would require adult entertainers and video performers, including webcam performers, to obtain a business license and complete a state-mandated training course before being allowed to ply their trade. Requirements for that training would be developed by the state’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), which would, in turn, be advised by a new 10-member, governor-appointed board composed of two adult film actors, three dancers, two medical doctors, a therapist, and a money manager…. Gonzalez is also the author of the controversial A.B. 5 legislation that requires many gig economy workers to be classified as employees and not independent contractors. . Did I mention.........they're crazy . Who would be training them? Bill Clinton volunteers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 1 hour ago, B-Man said: Trump signs memorandum diverting water to California’s Central Valley farms More bigotry against the Delta Smelt. #IMPEACH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 1 hour ago, B-Man said: IT’S COME TO THIS: California Bill Would Require Occupational Licenses for Porn Actors, Strippers, Cam Girls. On Tuesday, Assemblymembers Lorena Gonzalez (D–San Diego) and Christina Garcia (D–Bell Gardens) introduced Assembly Bill (A.B.) 2389. The bill would require adult entertainers and video performers, including webcam performers, to obtain a business license and complete a state-mandated training course before being allowed to ply their trade. Requirements for that training would be developed by the state’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), which would, in turn, be advised by a new 10-member, governor-appointed board composed of two adult film actors, three dancers, two medical doctors, a therapist, and a money manager…. Gonzalez is also the author of the controversial A.B. 5 legislation that requires many gig economy workers to be classified as employees and not independent contractors. . Did I mention.........they're crazy . California, not satisfied with just ***** you but finds a need to teach you how to ***** others. I'm sure there's a fee in there somewhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 23 hours ago, IDBillzFan said: The issue, I think, is that the government is forcing private companies to take on customers they may prefer not to take on. Private companies know the government that can force them to take on customers who don't fit their business plan/model can also, after the fact, force them to cap their costs and absorb the losses. If there is a true need to provide high-cost home insurance to high-risk homes, someone or some company will fill that void, or people will stop buying houses in high-risk areas. Exactly. And when the insurance companies go broke, the government will have to nationalize that industry cause they are so much better at running things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 1 hour ago, B-Man said: Trump signs memorandum diverting water to California’s Central Valley farms Smart play on Trump's behalf. CA will never turn red because of ballot harvesting, but those ballots are always blue. But he can add to his popular vote total so if he wins re-election and gets the popular vote at the same time, the left will finally shut up about eliminating the electoral college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinga Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 On 2/19/2020 at 9:51 PM, Koko78 said: Oh don't worry, the followup bill will make it a guaranteed human right to have fire insurance for $12 a month. Being dumb as a rock is a basic human right too, doesn't mean we should enforce it though... ??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, IDBillzFan said: Smart play on Trump's behalf. CA will never turn red because of ballot harvesting, but those ballots are always blue. But he can add to his popular vote total so if he wins re-election and gets the popular vote at the same time, the left will finally shut up about eliminating the electoral college. California sues Trump administration to block water rules California has sued the Trump administration to block new rules that would let farmers take more water from the state's rivers By ADAM BEAM Associated Press February 21, 2020, https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/california-sues-trump-administration-block-water-rules-69117153 Edited February 21, 2020 by OldTimeAFLGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 28 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: California sues Trump administration to block water rules California has sued the Trump administration to block new rules that would let farmers take more water from the state's rivers Leftist nutbags are so predictable. Like shooting Delta Smelt in a barrel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 3 hours ago, IDBillzFan said: Leftist nutbags are so predictable. Like shooting Delta Smelt in a barrel. ...LOL...lawsuit was pretty predictable...what the hell took so long?...........why not build desalination plants for all of the water they'd ever need?.....naw, makes sense..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Great article here on LA homeless problem. Worth the read. I've driven through and around this area a few times. It's breathtakingly heartbreaking. And housing is not the problem. The Moral Crisis of Skid Row. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 12 hours ago, IDBillzFan said: Great article here on LA homeless problem. Worth the read. I've driven through and around this area a few times. It's breathtakingly heartbreaking. And housing is not the problem. The Moral Crisis of Skid Row. Couldn’t agree more. I had reason to drive through their the other day on the way to a meeting downtown. I was shocked that this could go on in America! Clean it up. This is what happens when liberal empathy runs unchecked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 12 hours ago, IDBillzFan said: Great article here on LA homeless problem. Worth the read. I've driven through and around this area a few times. It's breathtakingly heartbreaking. And housing is not the problem. The Moral Crisis of Skid Row. .......took the family to California in 2006 and stayed in San Diego.....coming back from Six Flags Magic Mountain (we were roller coaster nuts), I made a wrong turn off I-5 South and ended up in the garment district of LA, smack dab in the middle of a homeless encampment......literally 100's in a cardboard box community....thought we were dead......hardly publicized then......cannot imagine how exponentially worse it is today....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: .......took the family to California in 2006 and stayed in San Diego.....coming back from Six Flags Magic Mountain (we were roller coaster nuts), I made a wrong turn off I-5 South and ended up in the garment district of LA, smack dab in the middle of a homeless encampment......literally 100's in a cardboard box community....thought we were dead......hardly publicized then......cannot imagine how exponentially worse it is today....... Believe me when I say you would not believe how bad it is now. It’s stunning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 17 hours ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...LOL...lawsuit was pretty predictable...what the hell took so long?...........why not build desalination plants for all of the water they'd ever need?.....naw, makes sense..... How dare you remove salt from its natural habitat! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 hour ago, 3rdnlng said: How dare you remove salt from its natural habitat! ...SINCERELY apologize.....CERTAINLY overstepped my bounds questioning Cali leadership......it is the model the other 49 should aspire to follow........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 12 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...SINCERELY apologize.....CERTAINLY overstepped my bounds questioning Cali leadership......it is the model the other 49 should aspire to follow........... California's major natural problems (that means not their propensity for regulating the regulations) basically all stem to their lack of enough fresh water. Why they haven't put their efforts and money into solving that instead of liberal fantasies like the bullet train is symptomatic of their unicorn fueled philosophies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, 3rdnlng said: California's major natural problems (that means not their propensity for regulating the regulations) basically all stem to their lack of enough fresh water. Why they haven't put their efforts and money into solving that instead of liberal fantasies like the bullet train is symptomatic of their unicorn fueled philosophies. ...shocking isn't it?......like Alaska and Stevens' "bridge to no where"....or Bob Byrd's "$140 mil WVU monorail"...Cali's water consumption will only INCREASE with the "daily fecal wash"........and now here in NY, we have Big Fredo yapping about high speed rail......along with his desire for 100% paid leave for all NY workers (<30 hrs get 5 days; > 30 hours get 7 days) in addition to Family Paid Leave......our Union workforce get a dollar amount incorporated into their hourly wage for vacation time....cast an all inclusive umbrella, and it costs us $750K/yr...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 minute ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...shocking isn't it?......like Alaska and Stevens' "bridge to no where"....or Bob Byrd's "$140 mil WVU monorail"...Cali's water consumption will only INCREASE with the "daily fecal wash"........and now here in NY, we have Big Fredo yapping about high speed rail......along with his desire for 100% paid leave for all NY workers (<30 hrs get 5 days; > 30 hours get 7 days) in addition to Family Paid Leave......our Union workforce get a dollar amount incorporated into their hourly wage for vacation time....cast an all inclusive umbrella, and it costs us $750K/yr...... We simply need more business people involved in our various governments. It seems like we understand that there's such a thing as unintended consequences and that foresight is a good thing. Politicians not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 12 minutes ago, 3rdnlng said: Why they haven't put their efforts and money into solving that instead of liberal fantasies like the bullet train is symptomatic of their unicorn fueled philosophies. First, because there simply is not enough money in fixing the water issue, relative to the bullet train or the housing they're building for the homeless. Those projects trickle down to friends, families and unions getting their work and kickbacks, which get laundered back to the Dem state campaigns. You start doling out money to 'companies' that will clear the land and build the rail...and there are countless 'contractors and subcontractors' who get that cash...and they toss much of that cash back to the elected (Newsome, Garcetti, Sanchez, etc.) Same with the homeless housing; the real estate, the contractors, the builders, the electricians, plumbers, and every other union trade gets its kickbacks from the Dems, who collect campaign contributions from that same money, until they've blown through $20M and have two studio apartments to show for it. The difference is that building high-speed rail and housing for homeless does not turn off another money spigot. Addressing the water issue means cutting off the green money, and that green money comes in in a way that solving the water issue and preparing for another drought will never fund through laundering. In the end, the leftists running don't care about rails, or homeless or droughts. They care about the money and power. Residents be damned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 minute ago, 3rdnlng said: We simply need more business people involved in our various governments. It seems like we understand that there's such a thing as unintended consequences and that foresight is a good thing. Politicians not so much. .....for how many years has the battle cry been, "we need a Washington outsider to clean up the mess"?......and for how many years did entrenched politicians try to fraudulently run as THE Washington outsider most qualified?...thus the armored shield of the "Good Old Boyz Network" remained intact......until NOW.....Trump is a true Washington outsider and the armor has been breached......do I like his business practices?...nope....is he obnoxious, abrasive, abusive, caustic, arrogant et al?...yup.....is THAT what Washington needed?.. damn right IMO....and the "network" is reeling from the "breach", in full retreat....so is MAGA a ruse?.....of course...he was SOLELY after free digs at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, wealth pursuit, free jet travel, book deal, his very own library as well as the HUGE salary...how about "draining the swamp"?.....FBI, CIA, DOJ, etc corrupt?......an orchestrated political coup?.....blasphemy!....this could never happen in the "world's greatest democracy" that we've pedaled globally for years......IMPOSSIBLE....so cleaning up "our own damn house" is underway, FINALLY.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, IDBillzFan said: First, because there simply is not enough money in fixing the water issue, relative to the bullet train or the housing they're building for the homeless. Those projects trickle down to friends, families and unions getting their work and kickbacks, which get laundered back to the Dem state campaigns. You start doling out money to 'companies' that will clear the land and build the rail...and there are countless 'contractors and subcontractors' who get that cash...and they toss much of that cash back to the elected (Newsome, Garcetti, Sanchez, etc.) Same with the homeless housing; the real estate, the contractors, the builders, the electricians, plumbers, and every other union trade gets its kickbacks from the Dems, who collect campaign contributions from that same money, until they've blown through $20M and have two studio apartments to show for it. The difference is that building high-speed rail and housing for homeless does not turn off another money spigot. Addressing the water issue means cutting off the green money, and that green money comes in in a way that solving the water issue and preparing for another drought will never fund through laundering. In the end, the leftists running don't care about rails, or homeless or droughts. They care about the money and power. Residents be damned. The fifth largest economy in the world feeds on its own like Alferd Packer in a snowstorm. At some point in time California will run out of relatives and be forced to eat itself. What a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 37 minutes ago, 3rdnlng said: The fifth largest economy in the world feeds on its own like Alferd Packer in a snowstorm. At some point in time California will run out of relatives and be forced to eat itself. What a shame. ...yup....and "sooner versus later" would never be a wake up call..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 3 hours ago, 3rdnlng said: At some point in time California will run out of relatives and be forced to eat itself. What a shame. I used to think that, but the reality is that there are 40M people there, and many of them simply accept this as the cost to live in CA, and others (like myself) have been there so long they don't know the difference. They joke and gripe about the high-speed rail fiasco and the water issues and fire issues. They ignore the homeless issue because most people don't leave near those tent cities, and if the tent cities start to get unruly, like the one at Angels stadium, they just sweep the area, hose it down, and the homeless find some other place to set up camp. Leaving was huge for my family, and we didn't even realize how incredible it would be until after we got out. It's impossible for me to explain it. Suffice it to say, it's incredibly enjoyable to spend time with people in space. There are no real lines to stand in, no real traffic to sit in, no people crowding us on our property, or at work, or anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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