Kansas Crimson

Actual sources, bless your hearts.

California may have a lot of "revenue", but you all don't seem to understand that there's a lot more than just revenue to consider (you're just focusing on the part, not the whole). California is in levels of debt that it will never pay off, just like Illinois and anywhere else where democrats and unions killed the state. Taxes are extremely high, second only to DC (another shithole). Why do you think Tesla left to move to Texas? More and more companies are going to flee to places like Florida and Texas where the states are business friendly. Eventually, California will become like Detroit if it continues down this path.

Also, their pension program is toast. Did you see the news that stated California needed a bailout just to keep their government funded obligations? Bailout or no bailout, the pensions are going to be gone.

blah, blah, blah

do have anything of substance to share?

Expect a YouTube video soon!

This will save me typing.

Oh yeah?

Well you are an ass hat.

I’ve been hearing this doom-and-gloom for California for years. They said auto emissions standards would be the end of the automobile industry. It wasn’t. They said that ban on indoor smoking in bars and restaurants would be the end of bars and restaurants. The opposite turned out to be the case. Counterintuitively, tax revenues in California have been higher than projected due to the successes of the tech industry!

And those tech industry folks may be looking to leave as well...

More importantly, no one has addressed my point of underfunded pensions and government liabilities. Those are going to collapse.

Walrus wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:50 am This will save me typing.

none of that matters when all you do is try to pass off your opinion as fact

thanks for playing tho

Walrus wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:04 pm And those tech industry folks may be looking to leave as well...

More importantly, no one has addressed my point of underfunded pensions and government liabilities. Those are going to collapse.

https://graphics.wsj.com/table/Connecticut_102015

Five of the worst 10 states in underfunded state employee pensions are Republican states. California is about in the middle.

More:

https://equable.org/state-of-pensions-2 ... ng-trends/

"Sources: Fitch Ratings analysis of Bureau of Economic Analysis data (personal income per capita); National Association of State Retirement Administrators analysis of most recent state data from 2014 or 2013 (funded pension obligations)"

A bit outdated, wouldn't you say?

Lol, please guys, no facts

This one is also outdated, but it shows California, Colorado, New Jersey and Illinois are all in bad shape. 2017 data shows this, but it's become much worse in these states since then.

Walrus wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 2:26 pm "Sources: Fitch Ratings analysis of Bureau of Economic Analysis data (personal income per capita); National Association of State Retirement Administrators analysis of most recent state data from 2014 or 2013 (funded pension obligations)"

A bit outdated, wouldn't you say?

where’s your source, dipshit?

Walrus wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 2:35 pm ...but it's become much worse in these states since then.

according to...?

I'd be fine with it if california just fell into the ocean.

MICHHAWK wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 2:43 pm I'd be fine with it if california just fell into the ocean.

The pensions will fall into the ocean.

"Despite California’s $54 billion budget deficit and $1 trillion unfunded pension liability, there are 340,390 government employees bringing home six-figure salary and pension checks.

Recently, though, Gov. Gavin Newsom asked U.S. taxpayers for a bailout."


https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrze ... eb91e85fb8