Today's Environmentalists Are Really Luddites (1 Viewer)

[Isaac]

For you to recognize that, YOU should be able to see that your liberal viewpoint is shining through.

I DO in fact recognize that my viewpoint has become a bit liberal on some topics.

I cannot stress enough that this nation was founded on self-sufficient people who were generally law-abiding, and it will collapse on welfare-dependent people who don't give a damn about anyone else but themselves. What was John F. Kennedy's message? "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."

Society, because it is overloaded with dependents (lawful or otherwise), is unable to manage the number of miscreants who walk the streets. Some of the liberal strongholds have reached the point where corporations want to move out, businesses close up in indigent neighborhoods, and homeless public defecation in the streets has been witnessed

I agree. "...overloaded with dependents" - DAMN that's a succinct way of saying it, I totally agree.

 

[Isaac]

Fast food joints are closing because of the exorbitant minimum wage mandated there

SO true. My brother is the CEO of a pretty good sized restaurant franchise of fast food joints like BK, Popeyes, etc., and the mandatory high minimum wages simply drive up the cost of food - it's such a simple thing, not sure why liberals don't get it. Artificially propping up one element of the economic engine is often a bad idea

 

[The_Doc_Man]

I've been confused recently, reading stories about people still fleeing California supposedly due to the wealth tax, but that wealth tax would apply to anyone who lived in CA as of 1/1/2026, so ...

Have you also noted the corporations that are moving out of California? That and the businesses that have folded. They don't like the heavy (and heavy-handed) corporate taxes. Hard to maintain a profit when the government is siphoning your profits away. And despite Thales750's viewpoint, if the corporation was chartered as a "for profit" enterprise, they kind of HAVE to make a profit or else fold up and float away.

 

[AccessBlaster]

I've been confused recently, reading stories about people still fleeing California supposedly due to the wealth tax, but that wealth tax would apply to anyone who lived in CA as of 1/1/2026, so ...

The proposed California "2026 Billionaire Tax Act" is designed to be retroactive, applying a 5% tax on the assets of individuals with a net worth over $1 billion who were California residents as of January 1, 2026. Because the vote occurs in November 2026, this "snapshot" date makes it retroactive.

They'll still hunt you down even if you move out of state.

 

[Isaac]

The proposed California "2026 Billionaire Tax Act" is designed to be retroactive, applying a 5% tax on the assets of individuals with a net worth over $1 billion who were California residents as of January 1, 2026. Because the vote occurs in November 2026, this "snapshot" date makes it retroactive.

They'll still hunt you down even if you move out of state.

Exactly, that's why I find it strange people are moving now

 

[AccessBlaster]

The funny thing is they'll still vote for socialist liberal ideas. As they move their mansions to a red state.