Wow...I am flaberghasted. This is possibly the stupidest post I have ever seen as I am truly offended. I am from Texas, currently live in LA, and can't wait to go back. Every place has its pros and cons, but CA takes the cake on the cons.
CA does have a couple of nice things. For one, its weather. Fantastic, great, stable weather. This is because of the one other thing that's great about this place. Its vicinity to the water. This is one of the only reasons why I am here and that this state is 8th largest economy in the world. Besides that, I am dumbfounded by the rest of that post.
1. People do want to come to CA...to visit. Since 2005, more than 60% of relocation activity was outbound and is just now showing signs of slowing down.
http://www.relocation.com/blog/fewer-people-bailing-on-california-los-angeles
2. Perry is not crying because the political situation is tough. He's not even crying. He's making a bold statement that the Federal government is out of control and going overboard on its constituional authority. With this current adminstration and legislative branch, if they were to further degrade our rights, I would call for succession, too.
3. 28.3 vs. 23.7 isn't really that big of a difference. Obesity is a national problem. Living in LA, I see plenty of obese people everyday. There are plenty of hot CA girls but take a trip to Austin. You'll PLENTY of gorgeous gals...plus their nicer.
4. Congrats on having a great shoreline and beach. Whooptie do. Personally, I like to enjoy ocean water that's actually warm. I can swim without wearing a wetsuit and fish practically year round.
5. Arnold is a pretty good governor but in the environment that he has to deal with (liberal majority) he has to compromise ALOT to get anything done.
6. Options? Sure and that's why people VISIT CA. In Texas, we have plenty of lakes, rivers, aquifers, hills, casinos in LA and OK, shoreline (Galveston all the way to Corpus Christi), and more important things like agriculture, beef, oil, gas, etc etc. Plus, if we want to ski, we go to CO or NM. Plenty of options in my eyes.
7. Invent stuff? I'll just rack this one up to ignorance.
8. Weather? Go ahead...tout the attributes of your geographical location. Congrats.
9. I love Reagan. He's my favorite president of all time. W was a great governor for us and did alot to make us safer and stronger. As president, I think he had his great moments and some foul ups but I'm sure you attribute so many of our woes on him when you should do a little more research before you blatantly point the finger at one man. Let's not forget about ACORN and all the other politicians that adamantly wanted mortgages to be ascertained easier by people who truly didn't qualify not to mention the long term effects of NAFTA and economy that headed lower that W inherited in the first place.
CA was the home to Ronnie. Notice the word "was". Now its home to people like Pelosi. Gag. The stupidity that drains from her mouth is a constant reminder of the people that she represents. She represents a state that is the 8th largest economy in the world yet can't pass a budget on time EVER. CA is state constantly trying to pass propositions to make abnormal behavior normal. CA is a state that is over taxed, over budget, under resourced, and always fighting for the wrong direction. The constant intrusion of the government into the lives of its citizens is astounding. Its a wondering why so many compromise with their civil liberties. I think its because the majority of people here are weak, lazy, under educated, and selfish. They can't think for themselves so they depend on the government to take care of them. "Here, take my tax money and make my life better!" This is the wonderful mentality and gift from CA to the rest of this country. Way to go MTV and Hollywood.
These people can't even drive commute together. To get 20 miles will take you over an hour. Its not because the expansive highways aren't there. Its because people dont give a crap about one another. There's ALWAYS an idiot in the fast lane talking on the phone. There's always a state trooper waiting to get you going 10 mph over. There's ALWAYS 18 wheelers in all 3 lanes. Turn on a blinker and you'll see what I'm talking about.
You want to talk about something real? Unemployment is one of the worst in the nation. Taxes are the worst in the nation. Not only do you get property and state income tax, state sales tax is at full throttle at over 8.5% and now payroll tax just increase 10%. With all this money, they can't even keep the electricity going constantly, keep the air clean, or even maintain a bridge that millions depend on to get to work. The politicians are more crooked here than even in NJ or NY. You want to talk about rights? To be honest, I care more about my 2nd amendment right than the right for two homosexuals to be married. They can't even maintain the freaking second amendment right properly and yet they want to so adamantly work on social rights? CA wants to limit the number of bullets I buy a month, but even with their "progressive gun laws", LAPD will still have more than 500 incidents of firearm exchange this year as it has every year. Let's not mention the school system. Oh man...that's a whole other ball game and let's not even begin to compare the two school systems. Do you know how many millions of dollars its costs CA every year just to pay suspended teachers that are awaiting a hearing for things like indecent exposure, theft, sexual abuse, harrassment, etc? Look that up and you tell me how awesome that is and why no CA school system can pay for school supplies.
I could rant on and on. The fact is...CA, outside of its geographical benefits, SUCKS especially in comparison to TX. The food is for the most part is terrible. The people...well, I enjoy the company of my fellow Texans better. Traffic, air quality, politics, taxes, lack of infrastructure, drugs, Hollywood support child molestors...the list goes on and on and are out of favor for CA.
Lastly, I'll take a tornado or hurricane any day. I can run from them. You can take your earthquakes and idiots that set the forest fires.
Cowboy up.
That's not reality though. <shrug>
