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JDPriestly

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62. Right.

Reply to Gormy Cuss (Reply #61)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 06:07 PM

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KRUGMAN: "California" [View all] kpete Apr 2013 OP

k&r nt steve2470 Apr 2013 #1

I'm not moving out of Cali, that's for sure. nt SunSeeker Apr 2013 #2

I love it here. It's still the best state! OnionPatch Apr 2013 #69

I would never move out of California. It's the best place to live xtraxritical Apr 2013 #3

I'm happy here as well Plucketeer Apr 2013 #65

Krugman is insightful as always. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2013 #4

I wish all the Republicans would leave in protest BrotherIvan Apr 2013 #5

They're so rare up here in Sonoma that you have to find one on scavenger hunts. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2013 #25

Yes, thankfully. Webster Green Apr 2013 #26

Hi neighbors stopwastingmymoney Apr 2013 #29

Well, howdy! Webster Green Apr 2013 #31

Hi, Humboldt fans!! Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #77

My son went to Humboldt State. It's like life would be if the hippies had won. NBachers Apr 2013 #89

Being Republican-Free... nikto Apr 2013 #99

Not east of the Plaza DollarBillHines Apr 2013 #67

Those "less-than-desirable" parts of the state? Le Taz Hot Apr 2013 #27

Ok, you got me, I admit I am a coastal elitest. BrotherIvan Apr 2013 #30

You're actually correct dreamnightwind Apr 2013 #60

He/she says Le Taz Hot Apr 2013 #71

If you're going to insult people... ucralum Apr 2013 #66

Yeah, me too. Le Taz Hot Apr 2013 #70

The hyper-sensitivity displayed here might well be unique to this site. Egalitarian Thug Apr 2013 #79

Well I wouldn't blame people dreamnightwind Apr 2013 #84

Exactly. I don't get why people get so worked up over defending/pretending their area's deficiencies Egalitarian Thug Apr 2013 #95

Your post drips with elitism and the sad thing is? Le Taz Hot Apr 2013 #91

LOL! "DLC sycophants?" Wrong end of the scale, try again. I represent the rabble rousing red menace. Egalitarian Thug Apr 2013 #94

Democrats are making headway there CreekDog Apr 2013 #107

that poster bashes the Bay Area, you have nothing to apologize for CreekDog Apr 2013 #106

that would include... bakersfield nightscanner59 Apr 2013 #87

Spent a lot of time there, have you? Le Taz Hot Apr 2013 #93

Just passing through more times than I can count.. funny thing about it though.. nightscanner59 Apr 2013 #100

And, like most of your cohorts, Le Taz Hot Apr 2013 #101

Please, all meant tongue in cheek. No real offense meant if misunderstood. nightscanner59 Apr 2013 #102

Whoa... Le Taz, didn't see the direction the previous posts were going. It's all relative: nightscanner59 Apr 2013 #103

At least up here in this less desirable part of the state tularetom Apr 2013 #90

You're not helping! Le Taz Hot Apr 2013 #92

You can't? That sucks! BrotherIvan Apr 2013 #97

David Sirota: "California is friggin' awesome" DinahMoeHum Apr 2013 #6

The GOP cuts off our hands and the criticizes us for a bad penmanship. alfredo Apr 2013 #7

+1000 OrwellwasRight Apr 2013 #17

Thanks. I needed that. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #51

Great post libodem Apr 2013 #8

Sounds To Me Like California DallasNE Apr 2013 #9

There's a saying that sort of nails this as far as coast-to-coast trend-watching. calimary Apr 2013 #10

A great post BrotherIvan Apr 2013 #32

Thank you, and Welcome to DU, BrotherIvan! calimary Apr 2013 #108

I totally agree! BrotherIvan Apr 2013 #109

Thanks, BrotherIvan! calimary Apr 2013 #111

Great Post... WCGreen Apr 2013 #35

Done! calimary Apr 2013 #112

Fantastic post. SomeGuyInEagan Apr 2013 #56

Got it. Will do. HERE: calimary Apr 2013 #110

Great post, indeed! tex-wyo-dem Apr 2013 #83

California should be an object lesson ewagner Apr 2013 #11

Prop 13 was the worst thing that happened to California, politically.... YoungDemCA Apr 2013 #12

And it is still keeping this xxqqqzme Apr 2013 #40

And the property tax burden has shifted even more over time to owner occupied residences Gormy Cuss Apr 2013 #47

That is very easy to understand. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #55

IIRC, one popular strategy is to sell the property incrementally Gormy Cuss Apr 2013 #61

Right. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #62

You got it. xxqqqzme Apr 2013 #86

That was the whole point of prop 13, and it was pointed out over and over again. Egalitarian Thug Apr 2013 #81

Prop 13 edhopper Apr 2013 #45

They need to get rid of the "super majority" bullshit thelordofhell Apr 2013 #13

That was just a ruse to get us to vote for Prop. 13. Cleita Apr 2013 #22

I agree, but it did allow my mother, on a small fixed income WHEN CRABS ROAR Apr 2013 #34

I don't regret that and am happy your mother got a break. Cleita Apr 2013 #37

We give too many special tax deals to corporations. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #58

I rented as well and agree with you. WHEN CRABS ROAR Apr 2013 #64

This goes back to the question of whether corporations are persons JDPriestly Apr 2013 #57

California waddirum Apr 2013 #14

Great State! kpete Apr 2013 #18

The grizzly bear on our flag is almost extinct here. Sad isn't it? Cleita Apr 2013 #23

There are no grizzlies in California Floyd_Gondolli Apr 2013 #38

I heard there have been sightings way up in the northeast of the state. Cleita Apr 2013 #39

Some confuse blacks with browns Floyd_Gondolli Apr 2013 #41

I wouldn't mistake one, but then I've seen the real thing near the Canadian border, but Cleita Apr 2013 #43

The bear on the flag is the California golden bear KamaAina Apr 2013 #49

The California Golden bear is a grizzly sub-species. n/t Cleita Apr 2013 #53

Here's a link to a story about "Monarch", the Grizzly Bear on the CA state flag. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2013 #80

Which Is Why The River Apr 2013 #15

We too (except more like 2,017 days) Kip Humphrey Apr 2013 #48

Let's hope JEFF9K Apr 2013 #16

However, if we don't change the supermajority rules in our Assembly, the minority could rule Cleita Apr 2013 #19

I'm cautiously optimistic for us. Starry Messenger Apr 2013 #20

Living in San Diego was political hell, WHEN CRABS ROAR Apr 2013 #21

KnR. Great read Hekate Apr 2013 #24

K&R idwiyo Apr 2013 #28

I had to leave California Liberalagogo Apr 2013 #33

Is Tahoe-Truckee a nice place to live? Kolesar Apr 2013 #36

I love it there. DH and I spent three months there camping, and moving from one Cleita Apr 2013 #42

It gets cold at 6000 feet Kolesar Apr 2013 #59

Not only that, the Donner Pass gets snowed in several times a year preventing Cleita Apr 2013 #72

In every weather forecast, the stations in Oakland warn motorists: "Don't Go" Kolesar Apr 2013 #98

I'm A Native Californian supercats Apr 2013 #44

Huge K&R! n/t Duval Apr 2013 #46

We need more water in Southern California. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #50

So Cal has always needed water as long as I remember. Cleita Apr 2013 #54

I'd vote for it even if it increased my water bill. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #63

How I wish november3rd Apr 2013 #52

Without Reagan, Jamaal510 Apr 2013 #73

This is only a mystery in Big Media Doctor_J Apr 2013 #68

Hopefully by the time THIS trend reaches the heartland... Beartracks Apr 2013 #74

Reading that, I suddenly realized something. Right-wingers in the middle of the country think Marr Apr 2013 #75

Yes. Crazy stuff comes out of right-wing minds. If California kept 10% of what it sends out bluestate10 Apr 2013 #78

Meantime, their schools are crumbling, roads full of potholes nightscanner59 Apr 2013 #104

I wish I could afford to live there Nevernose Apr 2013 #76

I'll be lucky to afford Tecopa Hot Springs on the way out this time. Ironic: nightscanner59 Apr 2013 #105

Kick for California.. my old stomping grounds! Cha Apr 2013 #82

Staying right here! oldandhappy Apr 2013 #85

Born in San Francisco and grew up for my first 5 years in Pacifica. DEMTough Apr 2013 #88

I want to move back to Calif. Politicub Apr 2013 #96