Sturgis welcomes California firearms company

[mattja]

Things are not going to get better, not in the near future. Many large employers have adopted "Growth anywhere but California" policies, and while they may have a large home office in Silicon Valley, all the new jobs are bwing created out of state.

I also recently read that the Bay Area has had what amounts to virtually zero growth in the past decade. In reality, successful educated people are moving out and illegal aliens are moving in. The end result is zero growth, but the population is completely different.

[SuperSet]

No offense to South Dakota as it's a picturesque state and nice people. But, you have a tradeoff when moving to a smaller, cheaper state as attracting quality talent can be difficult. My current company is headquartered in Bozeman, Montana and Bozeman was named Forbes number 1 small town in America or something like that multiple years running. Still, we've lost quality candidates since they didn't want to move to Montana due to lack of things to do.

[robairto]

I wonder what they'll do when they've ridden that horse to death and more buisnesses leave the state.

They will suck it out of the public like they are doing now with fees/taxes/fines and ohh yeah. Lots more CHP officers to help collect it.

[dfletcher]

California has yet to learn - or they don't care to learn - that you can not continue to stick it to the business community and expect them to keep ponying up the $$$.

My little analogy regarding CA was deficient in one aspect - failed to mention there's a prettier girlie across the way, just as there are other states competing for the business dollar.

[bodger]

They will suck it out of the public like they are doing now with fees/taxes/fines and ohh yeah. Lots more CHP officers to help collect it.

Yep. And in the case of my business, (I'm a general building contractor), they will only pursue those of us who work completely legally.

It's easier to pick our pockets when we run our businesses correctly, because we place ourselves on the radar by having the necessary licenses, certifications, bonds, worker's comp insurance, etc.

Thousands of illegal aliens and illegal unlicensed "contractors" prosper in this state and continue to work with impunity. It's too expensive for the state to track them down and stop them, fine them, deport them, whatever.

I know, because I have turned in many of these people to the state and there has been no response or action.

The licensing board will occsionally conduct a sting operation and make a few arrests (with plenty of media on hand), but that's about it.

They make up for he lost revenue by taking more and more from the licensed guys every chance they get.

This state will lose a lot of good people in the next few years, myself included. And it won't just be gunnies fed up with bullet buttons and 10 round mags.

[Mitch]

My little analogy regarding CA was deficient in one aspect - failed to mention there's a prettier girlie across the way,

Not for me there isn't. I only have eyes for California.