Everything is slow in California.

[rclouse 0]

let's add in the rest. highest gas prices in the nation.

Hawaii would like to have a word with you on that.

high cost of housing. mudslides. fires. earthquakes.

oh yeah, also the highest percentage of illegals too good.gif

Yes, housing is damned expensive, but that may have something to do with the desirablilty of living here.

And yes, we get our share of natural disasters. You can build a house to withstand an earthquake, you can't build one to withstand a tornado. Unless you want to live in a bunker.

I haven't noticed anything significantly bad about having illegal aliens around. The vast majority of them are here to work, not do crime or sponge off public services.

I will say I'm tickled pink you prefer Texas over California. We can't have everyone living here, ya know.

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

The best thing about Texas is flying over it or God forbid driving through it, on the way to somewhere else-Jay

Hehehehehe.

texas???!! wacko.gif ain't nuting but steers and q****s!

Get it right:

"Holy dogshit, Texas! Only steers and queers come from Texas, Private Cowboy, and you don't much look like a steer to me so that kinda narrows it down!"

only two kinds of people. those from texas and those who wish they were.

lol california. the granola cereal of the states.

you take out all the fruits and nuts, and you have nothing left but flakes

Well, enjoy your winter, where you get ice and freezing rain and snow, and your summer, where you get heat & high humidity broken up by thunderstorms and tornadoes. Here in SoCal we've got the beach when it gets too warm, humidity doesn't get to 90%, and in the winter we have snow where it belongs, in the mountains. Oh yeah, and I can bicycle commute year round.

let's add in the rest. highest gas prices in the nation. high cost of housing. mudslides. fires. earthquakes.

oh yeah, also the highest percentage of illegals too

we will take 'em as long as you take back W.

still don't see any horns on any ya. (j/k!!) but dang guy, that be some serious heat and humidity you guys deal with out there. no wonder all yer music is about yer wives leavin yah!

Daniel

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sounds like a deal, illegals for gw.

um not where you're looking you won't see horns daniel

and the music ain't all about the wives leaving, it's also about the dog dying and the truck getting repo'ed

hard workers over slackers? deal senor!

yep yep. i mean dayum, dogs dying and all.. .reminds me of old yeller.

truck's repo'ed? oh man.... now that is tough! how are you gonna haul the beer and ice from the local shop?

bleh... i'll deal with the earth shaking once in a while over that!

Daniel

:energetic:

Edited July 21, 2006 by AnaAndDaniel

[Canuck Carrie 1]

piss on texas.... waits for flames to get kicked up a notch,...

Hey!

he's just mad cause us texans have a bigger state of mind

Jealousy is an ugly, ugly thing.

Color them green with envy

And it's too hot to be humid where I'm at, so there

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

piss on texas.... waits for flames to get kicked up a notch,...

Hey!

he's just mad cause us texans have a bigger state of mind

Jealousy is an ugly, ugly thing.

Color them green with envy

And it's too hot to be humid where I'm at, so there

the Texas Tornadoes have a song about San Antone'. i'll have to dig it up during the weekend.

i'll give credit where it is due, Texas does cook up some damm fine conjuntos and cheerleaders.

Daniel

:energetic:

[Ban Hammer 12,901]

Hawaii would like to have a word with you on that.

my bad....second highest

Yes, housing is damned expensive, but that may have something to do with the desirablilty of living here.

or maybe it has something to do with trying to overprice the market and make people move? that might solve the traffic congestion problems

And yes, we get our share of natural disasters. You can build a house to withstand an earthquake, you can't build one to withstand a tornado. Unless you want to live in a bunker.

yes, you can build one to withstand that. how about mudslides and fires?

I haven't noticed anything significantly bad about having illegal aliens around. The vast majority of them are here to work, not do crime or sponge off public services.

you musta missed this story link

I will say I'm tickled pink you prefer Texas over California. We can't have everyone living here, ya know.

ditto

hard workers over slackers? deal senor!

we are not trading our workers for cali workers

yep yep. i mean dayum, dogs dying and all.. .reminds me of old yeller.

truck's repo'ed? oh man.... now that is tough! how are you gonna haul the beer and ice from the local shop?

i guess the lexus will have to do

bleh... i'll deal with the earth shaking once in a while over that!

Daniel

:energetic:

when it does, we'll send fema

Edited July 21, 2006 by charlesandnessa

[Canuck Carrie 1]

Let's just all agree that they're both better than New York or Washington State

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

I was just reading that texas has some very affordable places to live. I wonder why? Momas don't raise no fools.

you just keep pumping that black gold for the rest of now. need it for our trip to tahoe this weekend.

Daniel

:energetic:

Let's just all agree that they're both better than New York or Washington State

NY is where they make salsa!

Daniel

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[andy_k1 0]

B)

[Laura_and_IanM 0]

If you notice, Maine is the highest taxed state, followed by New York. California being 15 and Texas being 44th. You will see that on the second list. The first list is the Tax Freedom Day by the state and the Rank.

Table 2: Tax Freedom Day by State and Rank, Calendar Year 2006

United States 26-Apr -

Connecticut 12-May 1

New York 9-May 2

New Jersey 6-May 3

Washington 4-May 4

Minnesota 3-May 5

Massachusetts 2-May 6

Maine 1-May 7

Rhode Island 1-May 8

California 30-Apr 9

Illinois 30-Apr 10

Wyoming 29-Apr 11

Wisconsin 28-Apr 12

Maryland 27-Apr 13

Nevada 26-Apr 14

Vermont 25-Apr 15

Ohio 25-Apr 16

Hawaii 24-Apr 17

Pennsylvania 24-Apr 18

Michigan 24-Apr 19

Virginia 24-Apr 20

Florida 24-Apr 21

Nebraska 23-Apr 22

Colorado 22-Apr 23

Indiana 22-Apr 24

Georgia 22-Apr 25

Kansas 22-Apr 26

North Carolina 21-Apr 27

Oregon 21-Apr 28

Arizona 20-Apr 29

North Dakota 19-Apr 30

Kentucky 19-Apr 31

Texas 19-Apr 32

Delaware 19-Apr 33

Utah 18-Apr 34

Missouri 18-Apr 35

Iowa 18-Apr 36

Louisiana 17-Apr 37

South Carolina 17-Apr 38

New Hamp. 17-Apr 39

Arkansas 17-Apr 40

West Virginia 17-Apr 41

Idaho 16-Apr 42

Montana 16-Apr 43

South Dakota 16-Apr 44

New Mexico 15-Apr 45

Tennessee 14-Apr 46

Oklahoma 14-Apr 47

Mississippi 13-Apr 48

Alaska 12-Apr 49

Alabama 11-Apr 50

D.C. 9-May -

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis; Tax Foundation.

Table 3: State-Local Tax Burdens, Calendar Year 2006

U.S. Average 10.61%

Maine 13.51% 1

New York 12.86% 2

Ohio 12.01% 3

Minnesota 11.92% 4

Hawaii 11.75% 5

Nebraska 11.61% 6

Wisconsin 11.56% 7

Rhode Island 11.48% 8

Connecticut 11.32% 9

Vermont 11.12% 10

Louisiana 11.04% 11

Indiana 10.96% 12

Washington 10.91% 13

Illinois 10.86% 14

California 10.85% 15

Michigan 10.79% 16

New Jersey 10.77% 17

Kansas 10.73% 18

Maryland 10.73% 19

Kentucky 10.69% 20

West Virginia 10.60% 21

Utah 10.55% 22

North Carolina 10.45% 23

Pennsylvania 10.44% 24

Georgia 10.38% 25

Iowa 10.36% 26

Arkansas 10.29% 27

Massachusetts 10.26% 28

Mississippi 10.23% 29

South Carolina 10.21% 30

Idaho 10.18% 31

Arizona 10.10% 32

Wyoming 10.07% 33

Missouri 9.91% 34

Oregon 9.89% 35

New Mexico 9.89% 36

North Dakota 9.83% 37

Colorado 9.76% 38

Florida 9.71% 39

Oklahoma 9.58% 40

Virginia 9.51% 41

Montana 9.50% 42

Nevada 9.47% 43

Texas 9.38% 44

South Dakota 9.17% 45

Alabama 8.84% 46

Tennessee 8.62% 47

Delaware 8.36% 48

New Hampshire 7.34% 49

Alaska 6.58% 50

D.C. 12.83% -

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis; Tax Foundation.

I would have to say, I would much prefer to live in one of the latter states as far as tax goes lol.

LJ