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Incredibly, the owners of the old time manufacturer is willing to put up with high taxes, bad regulations and a lousy climate for people to live--bad roads, bad schools, lots of crime and a Capitol that is out of control.
Still they are "Californians" and want to stay. Here are some of the problems:
1. "High housing prices, for instance. Some of the plant's workers have to commute 100 miles so they can live in reasonably priced communities. The real estate market is a high barrier to recruiting management talent from outside the state. Trying to fill an executive position a few years ago, Laws narrowed the search to two candidates living back East. "At the end of both interviews I said, 'Do you have a quarter of a million dollars?' " he recalled. " 'Because that's what you'll need for a down payment on a house here.' " Neither took the job." That means they could not get the best people for the job.
2. The schools fail business. "His two biggest issues are education and infrastructure. "We pay a fortune here to educate people on basic things like writing and math skills that they should have learned in high school," he says. The company, whose workforce is mostly Latino, also provides training in English as a second language -- including for some employees who came through the public schools." And, the illegal aliens are part of their work force.
3. The Times would prefer to blame this on "right wingers". "There is no point pretending that the state's anti-business reputation is a right-wing rap on the liberal Golden State, or a plot by the Chamber of Commerce to pump the Legislature for special favors, or -- here's the bottom line -- undeserved. It's as real as rush-hour traffic, and anyone concerned about improving the quality of life for all Californians needs to take it into consideration." Another example of the bias of the media--blame everything on conservatives--take no responsibility for the unions, high taxes and AB 32--all killing jobs in California.
Bottom line: Only those no longer interested in growing their business or making serious profits are staying in California. Seldom will you see investors wanting to do business here.
California is in trouble and Sacramento is the main cause. Wait till we get closer to September 20 and the Special Session to raise taxes (LOL when I hear the tax changes will be revenue neutral--what a joke)
Get angry or get poor.
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Still they are "Californians" and want to stay. Here are some of the problems:
1. "High housing prices, for instance. Some of the plant's workers have to commute 100 miles so they can live in reasonably priced communities. The real estate market is a high barrier to recruiting management talent from outside the state. Trying to fill an executive position a few years ago, Laws narrowed the search to two candidates living back East. "At the end of both interviews I said, 'Do you have a quarter of a million dollars?' " he recalled. " 'Because that's what you'll need for a down payment on a house here.' " Neither took the job." That means they could not get the best people for the job.
2. The schools fail business. "His two biggest issues are education and infrastructure. "We pay a fortune here to educate people on basic things like writing and math skills that they should have learned in high school," he says. The company, whose workforce is mostly Latino, also provides training in English as a second language -- including for some employees who came through the public schools." And, the illegal aliens are part of their work force.
3. The Times would prefer to blame this on "right wingers". "There is no point pretending that the state's anti-business reputation is a right-wing rap on the liberal Golden State, or a plot by the Chamber of Commerce to pump the Legislature for special favors, or -- here's the bottom line -- undeserved. It's as real as rush-hour traffic, and anyone concerned about improving the quality of life for all Californians needs to take it into consideration." Another example of the bias of the media--blame everything on conservatives--take no responsibility for the unions, high taxes and AB 32--all killing jobs in California.
Bottom line: Only those no longer interested in growing their business or making serious profits are staying in California. Seldom will you see investors wanting to do business here.
California is in trouble and Sacramento is the main cause. Wait till we get closer to September 20 and the Special Session to raise taxes (LOL when I hear the tax changes will be revenue neutral--what a joke)
Get angry or get poor.
More...
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