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This is what Democrats mean when they claim they always "win the popular vote" = Commiefornia (with massive voter fraud).

Take away Commiefornia and Democrats would never win another national election.

As this thread proves, Commiefornia values are NOT American values.
 

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You said, living in the middle of Silicon Valley has been amazing for you personally.

Let me be a little more blunt. What the fuck is so amazing about living in the middle of Silicon Valley?
He is happy because the food pantries there give out steak and lobster all you can eat and they refuse no one
 

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You said, living in the middle of Silicon Valley has been amazing for you personally.

Let me be a little more blunt. What the fuck is so amazing about living in the middle of Silicon Valley?

-Amazing weather year around (which is great for me, because I’m a runner)
-Great people; laid back atmosphere
-A lot of great companies/jobs
-Great food; lots of cool shops and restaurants
-Lots of things to do
-Great proximity to cool places: easy to go up to SF, shoot down the coast to Santa Cruz, Pebble Beach; not to far from Tahoe to ski/do water stuff

Only real downside is the cost of housing. But even that is not as bad as I thought it would be. I live in a really nice neighborhood. Coming from Midwest, it is much nicer out here.
 
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-Amazing weather year around (which is great for me, because I’m a runner)
-Great people; laid back atmosphere
-A lot of great companies/jobs
-Great food; lots of cool shops and restaurants
-Lots of things to do
-Great proximity to cool places: easy to go up to SF, shoot down the coast to Santa Cruz, Pebble Beach; not to far from Tahoe to ski/do water stuff

Only real downside is the cost of housing. But even that is not as bad as I thought it would be. I live in a really nice neighborhood. Coming from Midwest, it is much nicer out here.

Huh? The average cost of a house in Palo Alto is 16 times the national average. Fuck that.

The median home price in Palo Alto is $3,284,200.
COST OF LIVINGPalo AltoUSA
Housing1,756100
Median Home Cost$3,284,200$216,200
Utilities90100
Transportation161100
 

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Huh? The average cost of a house in Palo Alto is 16 times the national average. Fuck that.

The median home price in Palo Alto is $3,284,200.
COST OF LIVINGPalo AltoUSA
Housing1,756100
Median Home Cost$3,284,200$216,200
Utilities90100
Transportation161100

I'm actually surprised it's that low to be honest.

Most people who live in the area rent. It's not for everyone
 

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-Amazing weather year around (which is great for me, because I’m a runner)
-Great people; laid back atmosphere
-A lot of great companies/jobs
-Great food; lots of cool shops and restaurants
-Lots of things to do
-Great proximity to cool places: easy to go up to SF, shoot down the coast to Santa Cruz, Pebble Beach; not to far from Tahoe to ski/do water stuff

Only real downside is the cost of housing. But even that is not as bad as I thought it would be. I live in a really nice neighborhood. Coming from Midwest, it is much nicer out here.

With all this to do...why do you spend 12-16 hours a day on this site? Simply just curious.
 

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-Amazing weather year around (which is great for me, because I’m a runner)
-Great people; laid back atmosphere
-A lot of great companies/jobs
-Great food; lots of cool shops and restaurants
-Lots of things to do
-Great proximity to cool places: easy to go up to SF, shoot down the coast to Santa Cruz, Pebble Beach; not to far from Tahoe to ski/do water stuff

Only real downside is the cost of housing. But even that is not as bad as I thought it would be. I live in a really nice neighborhood. Coming from Midwest, it is much nicer out here.
You just described at least 500 other places in the USA that don't cost nearly as much.
To each his own I suppose. If BLF reads this I guarantee he'll paint a starkly different picture.
 

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-Amazing weather year around (which is great for me, because I’m a runner)
-Great people; laid back atmosphere
-A lot of great companies/jobs
-Great food; lots of cool shops and restaurants
-Lots of things to do
-Great proximity to cool places: easy to go up to SF, shoot down the coast to Santa Cruz, Pebble Beach; not to far from Tahoe to ski/do water stuff

Only real downside is the cost of housing. But even that is not as bad as I thought it would be. I live in a really nice neighborhood. Coming from Midwest, it is much nicer out here.

You wouldn't have to be a runner if you weren't constantly trying to rip people off....food for thought.
 

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Majority of California Residents Want to Leave: Poll

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14 Feb 2018
3:04

A new poll reveals that 53% of California residents are considering leaving the Golden State because of the high cost of living.

The “Trust Barometer” poll, by Edelman Intelligence, was conducted January 4-20 among 1,500 California residents, with a margin of error of 2.5%. A special oversample of 400 tech workers in the San Francisco Bay Area was also conducted, with a margin of error of 4.8%.

The results are sobering. Nearly two-thirds, 62%, of respondents said they believed the best days of California were in the past.


In addition, more than two-thirds, 68%, of Californians, believe the tech industry has been under-regulated — up 6% from 2018. That proportion is slightly higher among tech employees, 69% of whom think their industry has been under-regulated. 58% of Californians said the tech industry should be more regulated, up 12% from last year.


Nearly three-fourths of residents, 72%, say “cost and availability of housing is a very serious issue for California” — rising to 76% in the Bay Area.


And 62% of residents say “homelessness is a very serious issue for California. The proportion in the Bay Area is the same.


SFGate.com notes: “It appears the housing and homelessness crises have led to a pessimistic outlook.”


It adds (original links):

The trend is backed up by much of SFGATE’s past reporting. We’ve spoken with people who’ve left California for the Pacific Northwest, Texas and Denver — all popular destinations for Bay Area ex-pats. Nearly everyone we talked to cites the high cost of living as the primary reason they left. Others were looking for a slower pace of life, lower taxes, less traffic and more time with family.

There have been other signs of the California exodus. In December, it was revealed that one of the most frequently Googled questions in California last year was “Should I move out?”


California passed the United Kingdom last year to become the fifth-largest economy in the world, behind only the U.S. as a whole, China, Japan, and Germany.

The Bay Area was also found to be leading the nation in outward migration, meaning more people are leaving the region than moving in. However, most people who moved out of the Bay Area didn’t go to far; the number one destination was Sacramento, followed by Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland and San Diego.

Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. He is also the co-author of
How Trump Won: The Inside Story of a Revolution, which is available from Regnery. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/14/majority-of-california-residents-want-to-leave-poll/

 

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california has a decent budget surplus. not broke yet.

Do you know the difference between "the deficit", and "the debt"? I do not think you do.
California is in a death spiral, no way out, it is too late.
 

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