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Full Version: Not fair! Why don't I just move to Florida?
In addition to the high taxes we have in California, I just saw this ad today and now I really want to leave this place and move to Florida where they don't even have State Income Tax....
http://www.beallsoutlet.com/Final%20Menu%2.../fridayclub.htm
http://www.beallsoutlet.com/Final%20Menu%2.../fridayclub.htm
But then you'd have to live in Florida..
Well...you could be living in the Land of No Doubles/Beer Purchase Required State... 
and they have hurricanes there!
QUOTE (wmspringer @ 6-2-09, 11:46am) 
But then you'd have to live in Florida..
and florida has flying bugs the size of hockey pucks.
And... it's hot.
Very Very hot....
I was told there are no bugs in South Florida? (can't remember the name of the place)... and we have earthquakes in California... and high taxes and Arnold!
QUOTE (Monga @ 6-3-09, 1:25pm)
I was told there are no bugs in South Florida? (can't remember the name of the place)...
Middle of the gulf of Mexico...?? That is about the only place that has no bugs.. Everyone loves car paint peeling from the acid blood of the good old "Love Bug" !!
Two months a year you have to wash your car after each trip out of your drive way.Insurance rates going -----> up up and a way!!!
Crist is good though (Introduced a few times each one very good impression)
But overall FLORIDA IS NICE!!! I love the beach... a few miles away and walking down as the moon lights up the way always takes my worries and problems away!
QUOTE (Ace_007123 @ 6-3-09, 4:41pm)
But overall FLORIDA IS NICE!!! I love the beach... a few miles away and walking down as the moon lights up the way always takes my worries and problems away!
I was saying to my wife a few weeks ago that we live so close to the beach and we hardly ever go. We need to start - I think it will be very relaxing.
When we first moved to FL we lived in Clearwater and went to the Clearwater Beach Pier very often. Standing out on the pier watching the sunset over water was very relaxing.
I have lived within a short distance of Daytona beach for 30 yrs and think it has been at least 10 yrs or more since I have even set foot on the beach. I really should sometime.
You guys sound like me with Niagara Falls. I haven't been in three years. Eh, some relatives want to go this summer, I may go again soon.
QUOTE (AMS @ 6-6-09, 11:20am)
You guys sound like me with Niagara Falls. I haven't been in three years. Eh, some relatives want to go this summer, I may go again soon.
I have never been to the Bix, nor have I ever visited the Iowa State Fair...
Doesn't it rain a lot in FL??? At least it seemed so on my 3 vacations...
Of course, lately, it's always raining here too, so no big woo...
rained here for like 8 days straight last week and very rainy even at this moment now. Normally though rains during the summer are mid afternoon and short with sunshine not even going away so it dries up as quick as it came
QUOTE (IamAddicted @ 6-6-09, 1:07pm)
rained here for like 8 days straight last week and very rainy even at this moment now. Normally though rains during the summer are mid afternoon and short with sunshine not even going away so it dries up as quick as it came
Same here. Been raining every day for the last 2 weeks. The amount of rain we're getting is very unusual. Yesterday 2-3 inches fell within an hour. In Miami it was more like 4-5 inches in some areas along with strong wind & hail. Drought restrictions are still in effect though as they say Lake Okeechobee is still 2 feet under normal levels.
QUOTE (Monga @ 6-2-09, 11:24am)
In addition to the high taxes we have in California, I just saw this ad today and now I really want to leave this place and move to Florida where they don't even have State Income Tax....
http://www.beallsoutlet.com/Final%20Menu%2.../fridayclub.htm
http://www.beallsoutlet.com/Final%20Menu%2.../fridayclub.htm
that store really sux if it makes you feel any better! I mean, seriously.
the lack of income tax is awesome, but I believe our property taxes are higher. but they can't possibly be higher than CA, right?
TX and Alaska don't have state tax, either.
QUOTE (dejavu @ 6-6-09, 11:41pm)
the lack of income tax is awesome
But we make up for it in homeowners insurance premiums
QUOTE (Alan @ 6-8-09, 11:26pm)
QUOTE (dejavu @ 6-6-09, 11:41pm)
the lack of income tax is awesome
But we make up for it in homeowners insurance premiums
and electric bills it seems since the bill I just got is $384 for last month
You could always move to that place up north without income or sales taxes where they live free or die 
Given enough money, you can live where ever you would want to live. Delaware is a pretty nice place. 
People always want to just look at income tax or sales tax in states. Don't forget, property taxes, business taxes, insurance rates, gas tax, housing cost, etc - all of those go into figuring out the cost of living somewhere. I mean, the states have to pay for services somehow, and it's got to come from the residents one way or another.
I believe we have the highest state income tax in the nation (in California) with 9.25% starting at $46K.
Our sales tax is going up on July 1st to 9.75% and 10.25% in some areas.
We just had the biggest tax increase ever with 52 billion in NEW taxes in March, and now the teachers unions and state workers are crying for more tax money. The highschool dropout rate is 50% in the Los Angeles Unified School District, enrollment is down 20% and the teachers are still complaining about class sizes and lack of parent involvement. Now they are looking into ways to raise our property taxes which thanks to prop.13 back in the 70s got stabilized at 1% of the home value at the time of purchase and cannot be raised unless the home is sold. (Now some people who are upside down are contesting their assessments, but the tax assessors found another loophole to tax people, they will lower the value of the home, but raise the assessment on the land the home is built on) You can't win for losing here!!
If you own a business in the city of L.A. your business license costs you a set fee, + 1% off your gross sales. So it doesn't matter if you lost your shirt in your business, as long as you sold something, the city of L.A. is "your partner".
Our services are being slashed left and right, libraries and parks are closing, the Governator wants to impose fees on firefighters' usage. The emergency rooms are a disaster. We have NO mass transportation to speak off, and our freeways are a mess, but now some of our existing lanes in the most congested freeways will be converted into TOLL lanes, even though the freeways have been long paid for with our tax money.
The mayor insists that the city has been subsidizing garbage collection so the fee has jumped from $11.00 to $39.00 in just a few years, (the state has a "Waste Management Board" full with the Governor's appointees, these people make upwards of $120K a year, and they meet twice a month -maybe-).
I'm just biding my time for the big revolt to come.
Our sales tax is going up on July 1st to 9.75% and 10.25% in some areas.
We just had the biggest tax increase ever with 52 billion in NEW taxes in March, and now the teachers unions and state workers are crying for more tax money. The highschool dropout rate is 50% in the Los Angeles Unified School District, enrollment is down 20% and the teachers are still complaining about class sizes and lack of parent involvement. Now they are looking into ways to raise our property taxes which thanks to prop.13 back in the 70s got stabilized at 1% of the home value at the time of purchase and cannot be raised unless the home is sold. (Now some people who are upside down are contesting their assessments, but the tax assessors found another loophole to tax people, they will lower the value of the home, but raise the assessment on the land the home is built on) You can't win for losing here!!
If you own a business in the city of L.A. your business license costs you a set fee, + 1% off your gross sales. So it doesn't matter if you lost your shirt in your business, as long as you sold something, the city of L.A. is "your partner".
Our services are being slashed left and right, libraries and parks are closing, the Governator wants to impose fees on firefighters' usage. The emergency rooms are a disaster. We have NO mass transportation to speak off, and our freeways are a mess, but now some of our existing lanes in the most congested freeways will be converted into TOLL lanes, even though the freeways have been long paid for with our tax money.
The mayor insists that the city has been subsidizing garbage collection so the fee has jumped from $11.00 to $39.00 in just a few years, (the state has a "Waste Management Board" full with the Governor's appointees, these people make upwards of $120K a year, and they meet twice a month -maybe-).
I'm just biding my time for the big revolt to come.
I will admit - CA is pretty bad. NYC sucks too - and NYS for that matter. Although I think sale taxes is supposed to go up to 8.75% or something like that - the sales tax is hardly the issue. Somewhere, somehow we are paying for it. If one can even afford property or property that actually has yard or something... the taxes are super high... and the housing values are still ridiculous - for a 50 year old house in bad shape, super small (probably smaller than an apt in space) is $400K... sheesh. Still can't afford a house in a decent neighborhood. We always owe state taxes even after all the withholdings. Rent here is more than most people's mortgage on their house each month.
My 2nd cousins were visiting NYC for the first time from Socal and they bought all sorts of clothes since there was no sales tax on clothing under $110 for the time being in the city. They were soo excited. I can see why... 10.25% is ridiculous.
My 2nd cousins were visiting NYC for the first time from Socal and they bought all sorts of clothes since there was no sales tax on clothing under $110 for the time being in the city. They were soo excited. I can see why... 10.25% is ridiculous.
what scares me is, CA is usually first for everything...so is this a foreshadowing for the rest of us?? 
oops.
hey Monga, if you move, you will get emails like this, too!! added bonus! 
QUOTE
Subject: Hurricane Preparedness
We have entered the hurricane season. Every day till December 1st, you'll turn on the TV to see a weather person pointing to some radar blob out in the Gulf of Mexico and making two basic meteorological points:
(1) There is no need to panic.
(2) We could all be killed.
Yes, hurricane season is an exciting time to be in Texas . If you're new to the area, you're probably wondering what you need to do to pre pare for the possibility that we'll get hit by 'the big one.' Based on our experiences, we recommend that you follow this simple 3-step hurricane preparedness plan:
STEP 1: Buy enough food and bottled water to last your family for at least 3 days.
STEP 2: Put these supplies into your car.
STEP 3: Drive to Nebraska and remain there until Halloween.
Unfortunately, statistics show that most people will not follow this sensible plan. Most people will foolishly stay here in Texas . We'll start with one of the most important hurricane preparedness items:
HOMEOWNERS' INSURANCE:
If you own a home, you must have hurricane insurance. Fortunately, this insurance is cheap and easy to get, as long as your home meets 2 basic requirements:
(1) It is reasonably well-built, and
(2) It is located in Nebraska .
Unfortunately, if your home is located in, or any other area that might actually be hit by a hurricane, most insurance companies would prefer not to sell you hurricane insurance because then they might be required to pay YOU money, and that is certainly not why they got into the insurance business in the first place.
So you'll have to scrounge around for an insurance company that will charge you an annual premium roughly equal to the replacement value of your house. At any moment, this company can drop you like used dental floss. Since Hurricane Katrina, most Texans have had an estimated 27 different home-insurance companies. This week I'm covered by the Bob and Big Stan Insurance Company under a policy which states that, in addition to my premium, Bob and Big Stan are entitled, on demand, to my kidneys.
SHUTTERS:
Your house should have hurricane shutters on all the windows, all the doors and, if it's a major hurricane, all the toilets. There are several types of shutters, with advantages and disadvantages:
Plywood shutters: The advantage is that, because you make them yourself, they're cheap. The disadvantage is that, because you make them yourself, they will fall off.
Sheet-metal shutters: The advantage is that these work well once you get them all up. The disadvantage is that once you get them all up, your hands will be useless bleeding stumps ... and it will be December.
Roll-down shutters: The advantages are that they're very easy to use and will definitely protect your house. The disadvantage is that you will have to sell your house to pay for them.
Hurricane-proof windows: These are the newest wrinkle in hurricane protection: They look like ordinary windows, but they can with stand hurricane winds. You can be sure of this, because the salesman says so. He lives in Nebraska .
HURRICANE PROOFING YOUR PROPERTY:
As the hurricane approaches, check your yard for movable objects like barbecue grills, planters, patio furniture, visiting relatives, etc. You should, as a precaution, throw these items into your swimming pool (if you don't have a swimming pool, you should have one built immediately). Otherwise, the hurricane winds will turn these objects into deadly missiles.
EVACUATION ROUTE:
If you live in a low-lying area, you should have an evacuation route planned out. To determine whether you live in a low-lying area, look at your driver license. If it reads ' Texas ,' you live in a low-lying area. The purpose of having an evacuation route is to avoid being trapped in your home when a major storm hits. Instead, you will be trapped in a gigantic traffic jam several miles from your home, along with two hundred thousand other evacuees. So, as a bonus, you will not be lonely.
HURRICANE SUPPLIES:
If you don't evacuate, you will need a mess of supplies. Do not buy them now! Texas tradition requires that you wait until the last possible minute, then go to the supermarket and get into vicious fights with strangers over who gets the last can of SPAM. In addition to food and water, you will need the following supplies:
a) 23 flashlights. At least $167 worth of batteries that, when the power goes off, turn out to be the wrong size for the flashlights or are old batteries with no power.
Bleach. (No, I don't know what the bleach is for. NOBODY knows what the bleach is for, but it's traditional, so GET some!)
c) 55 gallon drum of underarm deodorant.
d) A big knife that you can strap to your leg. (This will be useless in a hurricane, but it looks cool.)
e) $35,000 in cash or diamonds so that, after the hurricane passes, you can buy a generator from a man with no discernible teeth.
Of course these are just basic precautions. As the hurricane draws near, it is vitally important that you keep abreast of the situation by turning on your television and watching TV reporters in rain slickers stand right next to the ocean and tell you over and over how vitally important it is for everybody to stay away from the ocean.
Good luck! And remember ... It's great living in Paradise . Hurricane season will be over December 1st.
We have entered the hurricane season. Every day till December 1st, you'll turn on the TV to see a weather person pointing to some radar blob out in the Gulf of Mexico and making two basic meteorological points:
(1) There is no need to panic.
(2) We could all be killed.
Yes, hurricane season is an exciting time to be in Texas . If you're new to the area, you're probably wondering what you need to do to pre pare for the possibility that we'll get hit by 'the big one.' Based on our experiences, we recommend that you follow this simple 3-step hurricane preparedness plan:
STEP 1: Buy enough food and bottled water to last your family for at least 3 days.
STEP 2: Put these supplies into your car.
STEP 3: Drive to Nebraska and remain there until Halloween.
Unfortunately, statistics show that most people will not follow this sensible plan. Most people will foolishly stay here in Texas . We'll start with one of the most important hurricane preparedness items:
HOMEOWNERS' INSURANCE:
If you own a home, you must have hurricane insurance. Fortunately, this insurance is cheap and easy to get, as long as your home meets 2 basic requirements:
(1) It is reasonably well-built, and
(2) It is located in Nebraska .
Unfortunately, if your home is located in, or any other area that might actually be hit by a hurricane, most insurance companies would prefer not to sell you hurricane insurance because then they might be required to pay YOU money, and that is certainly not why they got into the insurance business in the first place.
So you'll have to scrounge around for an insurance company that will charge you an annual premium roughly equal to the replacement value of your house. At any moment, this company can drop you like used dental floss. Since Hurricane Katrina, most Texans have had an estimated 27 different home-insurance companies. This week I'm covered by the Bob and Big Stan Insurance Company under a policy which states that, in addition to my premium, Bob and Big Stan are entitled, on demand, to my kidneys.
SHUTTERS:
Your house should have hurricane shutters on all the windows, all the doors and, if it's a major hurricane, all the toilets. There are several types of shutters, with advantages and disadvantages:
Plywood shutters: The advantage is that, because you make them yourself, they're cheap. The disadvantage is that, because you make them yourself, they will fall off.
Sheet-metal shutters: The advantage is that these work well once you get them all up. The disadvantage is that once you get them all up, your hands will be useless bleeding stumps ... and it will be December.
Roll-down shutters: The advantages are that they're very easy to use and will definitely protect your house. The disadvantage is that you will have to sell your house to pay for them.
Hurricane-proof windows: These are the newest wrinkle in hurricane protection: They look like ordinary windows, but they can with stand hurricane winds. You can be sure of this, because the salesman says so. He lives in Nebraska .
HURRICANE PROOFING YOUR PROPERTY:
As the hurricane approaches, check your yard for movable objects like barbecue grills, planters, patio furniture, visiting relatives, etc. You should, as a precaution, throw these items into your swimming pool (if you don't have a swimming pool, you should have one built immediately). Otherwise, the hurricane winds will turn these objects into deadly missiles.
EVACUATION ROUTE:
If you live in a low-lying area, you should have an evacuation route planned out. To determine whether you live in a low-lying area, look at your driver license. If it reads ' Texas ,' you live in a low-lying area. The purpose of having an evacuation route is to avoid being trapped in your home when a major storm hits. Instead, you will be trapped in a gigantic traffic jam several miles from your home, along with two hundred thousand other evacuees. So, as a bonus, you will not be lonely.
HURRICANE SUPPLIES:
If you don't evacuate, you will need a mess of supplies. Do not buy them now! Texas tradition requires that you wait until the last possible minute, then go to the supermarket and get into vicious fights with strangers over who gets the last can of SPAM. In addition to food and water, you will need the following supplies:
a) 23 flashlights. At least $167 worth of batteries that, when the power goes off, turn out to be the wrong size for the flashlights or are old batteries with no power.
Bleach. (No, I don't know what the bleach is for. NOBODY knows what the bleach is for, but it's traditional, so GET some!)c) 55 gallon drum of underarm deodorant.
d) A big knife that you can strap to your leg. (This will be useless in a hurricane, but it looks cool.)
e) $35,000 in cash or diamonds so that, after the hurricane passes, you can buy a generator from a man with no discernible teeth.
Of course these are just basic precautions. As the hurricane draws near, it is vitally important that you keep abreast of the situation by turning on your television and watching TV reporters in rain slickers stand right next to the ocean and tell you over and over how vitally important it is for everybody to stay away from the ocean.
Good luck! And remember ... It's great living in Paradise . Hurricane season will be over December 1st.
That's too funny! Thanks for the chuckle!!!
Move to Iowa...where about all we complain about is the weather... 
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