Talk about unfair taxation!

[thranx]

Mr Khan said:

killerzX said:
well apparently the government can force you to buy things as a condition of living, and they can tax you if you dont want to. so this doesnt seem to surprising.

anyway, why are there still businesses in the Peoples Republik of Kalifornia, havent they all left for free states by now?

Because of momentum and other such things. If you're a tech sector company, you have to weigh California's tax code against the fact that all the other tech sector companies are there, so it's easier to find experienced people who you won't have to pay relocation fees for, and have all the expertise you could want local and immediately accessible.

Plus it's hard to convince people to move from a place like California to a place like, say, Oklahoma. The lower cost of living doesn't make up for the fact that a lot of the red states are cultural wastelands.

Most parts of CA are cultural waste lands too. Unless your rich and live in nice parts of hollywood/la/San diego/San ransisco/ and some beach cities. The rest is crime ridden and crumbling.