Boycott Toyota for Moving to Anti-LBGT Texas!

[Savannahmann]

83. Pfui

It is a tax move plain and simple. Costs, the mother of all gorillas on the back of any business. Electricity to power the computers, lights, phones, and elevators cost more in California than it does in Texas. Taxes in California are higher than Texas. A majority of California voters approved Proposition 8, which shows that a majority of Californians are anti GLBT. The refusal of the Attorney General to defend the ballot intuitive which allowed the challengers to win by default, does not wash away the stain of the fact that a majority of Californians voted FOR Prop 8. So pretending that GLBT haven exists in the Golden State is wishful thinking at best, and delusional at worst.

Hate Crimes against GLBT happen in California far more than any other state. http://www.civilrights.org/publications/hatecrimes/lgbt.html

All that is left is the right of GLBT to marry, and let's be honest here for a moment, in the next few years there is bound to be a Supreme Court decision requiring recognition of the GLBT marriages in all states. I'd bet that there are a dozen cases working their way through the Federal Courts right now. Here is one that is almost certainly working it's way through the Federal Courts.

Eventually, and I'd bet withing five to seven years, GLBT marriages will be recognized across the nation. It's not a question of if, but merely when.

So by claiming that the only reason that Toyota moved to Texas is to insult and demean the GLBT community the poster is absolutely unaware of the facts, which would revolve around fees, taxes, and costs.

California's tax rate is the 10th Highest in the nation at 8.84%.

Texas has a business income tax rate of.... 0.0%.

Let's say that Toyota does $100 million dollars in business. In California that would cost them $8.84 Million dollars. So in a decade they would recoup the cost of the move to Texas in tax savings alone. Probably less when you consider the cost of electricity and of course city taxes in California. Toyota probably does a lot more than $100 Million in business every year. And in California, that's gross earnings, not net after deducting their costs.

Obviously I feel little compassion toward California which is despite their laws, obviously hostile toward GLBT, so much so that a majority of the people voted to deny the GLBT community equal rights. I am also realistic enough to see things as they are, a money saving move is a money saving move. Trying to paint it as anything else is ill informed or dishonest. Forgiving the people of California their obvious Homophobia by ignoring their vote for Prop 8 is not in my nature at this time, perhaps later the scar will heal. The only difference between California and Texas regarding GLBT is that the elected officials in California decided to do the right thing. In five or seven years, Texas will be told by Supreme Court decision that the same recognition of GLBT marriage must be done.