Comments on: High Taxes Driving People to Move

By: Linoge

Linoge — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:13:26 +0000

Well, I cannot say as though the taxes here in Kalifornistan are my primary reason for vacating the state within the next 9-or-so months, but they are definitely one reason of many.

The fact is, I do not want to be punished for being successful – assuming I ever am. And while taxation is basically impossible to (legally) avoid, other states are better at it… or at least more polite about taking your money.

There is just something absurdly wrong about a state with already rather-high taxes being unable to balance its own books, and coming to the conclusion that the solution is higher taxes. Oh. Wait. That is one of the Pillars of the Democratic Party. Sorry. Forgot.

By: Bitter

Bitter — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:12:31 +0000

Meanwhile, you have to love this from California:

Democratic legislative leaders declared Tuesday that they are prepared to delay the state budget this year if that's what it takes to get tax increases, which they called the only reasonable solution to California's multibillion-dollar shortfall.

By: Ian Argent

Ian Argent — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:10:35 +0000

My problem is, outside of the nj.gov, I like it in NJ. And I say that as someone who moved to NJ as an adult, after having lived in northern VA (which I also like).

I more or less have to move, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it.

By: Claude

Claude — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:21:10 +0000

@Ian: Just do it, cross the Delaware and head west. There is no future for conservatives in NJ.

I moved to Bucks Co. last summer, but still work in NJ. My primary reasons for moving to PA were lower property taxes for a much bigger property and gun rights. Hopefully my vote will make a difference, too.

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:04:16 +0000

To some degree I know that you can stack the deck with gerrymandering districts, but it can’t overcome a pretty overwhelming desire by voters for change if they really want it.

The question then becomes, why are Californians so willing to tolerate one-party-rule when the rule of that party is royally screwing up a state that should pretty automatically have one of the strongest economies in the country?

By: DirtCrashr

DirtCrashr — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:49:51 +0000

Arnold was hamstrung and stymied at every turn doing simply rational things – Cruz would have had the insane support of the insane for completely insane acts, with the complete complicity of the Media-arm. The structural problem in California is that there is no accountability by the legislature, since their districts are secure holdings of the Party in Power – individuals who screw-up really badly can be cast-out as needed to appease the Media and the Masses in show-trials while the core incompetencies and defects remain.

By: Alcibiades McZombie

Alcibiades McZombie — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:42:39 +0000

If I remember my Simpsons correctly, next there will be a “leaving-town tax”.

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:37:37 +0000

That’s very true Mike. I would find it hard even now to pick up and move when everyone I know professionally is in this area.

By: Ian Argent

Ian Argent — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:45:31 +0000

PA beats hell out of NJ – which is why I’m going to be moving west one of these days…

By: Mike w.

Mike w. — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:43:16 +0000

Sebastian, I should also point out that the lack of young people you see in PA makes perfect sense. We, as a group are the most likely and most able to pack up and leave due to burdensome laws & taxes. It’s much harder to jump ship when you have an established career, home, and family.