As some might know, CA is ruled by socialists. It comes as a surprise to people coming to the US because from abroad America looks as close to a paradise for hard-working professionals as it gets. And as most of us grew up thinking of Silicon Valley as the center of the Universe and the US in particular we are in for a rather nasty surprise. Taking into account the demographics, it does not sound strange to me that most Americans do not actually consider this state a part of the country anymore.
If not for the weather (the only state with Mediterranean climate) and natural beauty (three or four hours of driving to such stunning places as Yosemite or Lake Tahoe) I would be inclined to consider moving to a more hospitable place. And I fully expect I will - Dems don't even hide the fact that they are going to raise taxes and extend welfare to the lazy, the stupid and the illegal. If they are as dangerous before the elections one can imagine to what an extend they will be able to ruin this country if they, God forbid, actually win. Guess who is going to pay for it?
The other day I was looking at RE prices in Plano, TX - a seemingly nice suburb with relatively good demographics. You won't believe what $700K can buy you there - marvelous 4000+ ft houses built in 2008-2006 (sic! ever heard about anything built after 1970 in decent parts of the Bay Area? and for how many millions exactly?). Again, if not for average night temperatures of 70+ in summer I would be heading there right now.
So my point I guess is: don't come to CA dreaming of the Valley. Consider TX, NC, WA (and hey, in many of them there is no state tax at all!). Probably CO if you can tolerate snow. CA is not a place where a normal person would like to live and eventually raise children.
On the brighter side, I ran across a hilarious succinct way to describe the prevailing local mood:
How various newspapers would report the imminent end of the world:
If not for the weather (the only state with Mediterranean climate) and natural beauty (three or four hours of driving to such stunning places as Yosemite or Lake Tahoe) I would be inclined to consider moving to a more hospitable place. And I fully expect I will - Dems don't even hide the fact that they are going to raise taxes and extend welfare to the lazy, the stupid and the illegal. If they are as dangerous before the elections one can imagine to what an extend they will be able to ruin this country if they, God forbid, actually win. Guess who is going to pay for it?
The other day I was looking at RE prices in Plano, TX - a seemingly nice suburb with relatively good demographics. You won't believe what $700K can buy you there - marvelous 4000+ ft houses built in 2008-2006 (sic! ever heard about anything built after 1970 in decent parts of the Bay Area? and for how many millions exactly?). Again, if not for average night temperatures of 70+ in summer I would be heading there right now.
So my point I guess is: don't come to CA dreaming of the Valley. Consider TX, NC, WA (and hey, in many of them there is no state tax at all!). Probably CO if you can tolerate snow. CA is not a place where a normal person would like to live and eventually raise children.
On the brighter side, I ran across a hilarious succinct way to describe the prevailing local mood:
How various newspapers would report the imminent end of the world:
The Wall Street Journal: "END OF WORLD FUELS BOND MARKET JITTERS".
USA Today: "END OF WORLD - HOW WE FEEL ABOUT IT - POLLS, CHARTS, GRAPHS ON PAGE A4".
SF Chronicle: "WORLD TO END TOMORROW - WOMEN, MINORITIES HARDEST HIT".
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