Re: To be honest, y'all do have a reputation for being sluts
Author: Commenter
Date: 07-12-2018 - 19:49
But, to paraphrase a line from "The Right Stuff", really useful sluts. We wouldn't all be here trading comments if it weren't for all the things created by California and Californians. The microprocessor to start with... and the list is long.
It is expensive here because the young come here to make their careers. This makes it difficult for lots of people because we old farts have prevented the construction of enough housing. It is "out of character with the neighborhood" to build anything a story taller than what exists. So rent is expensive... unless you won the lottery and have rent control. Buying a house is a problem... unless you won the lottery and bought your house years ago and have accumulated decades of tax reduction (in real dollars) because of prop 13. House prices are so high because so many people can afford it. They either have high salaries or they are prop 13 beneficiaries.
Something has to give on housing. It is probable that the state legislature will start kicking cities that don't build in sensitive parts of their anatomy. Fascinating to watch.
And then there is the Republican passed tax bill that will increase taxes in California. Next April you will only be able to deduct a maximum of $10,000 of state and local taxes, which includes property taxes. Yes, they are going to income tax your income tax. This should make Republicans even more popular here than they are now.