Open Letter to CA Gov. Newson from a Parent Whose Kids Are Leaving the State

[SassyIrishLass]

Same thing is happening in Illinois. Negative net population growth, primarily due to taxes. Businesses are leaving and people are leaving as well.

Since we bought our new home 6 years ago our mortgage payment has increased over 50% relative to when we moved in. The primary driver of that is taxes, and they just keep going up here. We now pay more in property taxes than we do to the mortgage component of the payment each month and that gap is growing. I don't know how that makes sense to anyone, but it doesn't to us any longer. That money just blows out the window to pay bills the state cannot keep up with.

Our plan is to leave also in the next 2 years. We've shopped other states, cost of living is sharply lower, wages are comparable and we'd be paying around 20% of the property taxes we are now on a larger home.

We'll be just like a lot of people leaving. 2 good incomes. Good careers. Just sick of getting fucked with no real solution on the horizon except raising of taxes by a state government that doesn't seem to have any other solution to the problem they created.

Go east one state.

 

[Polishprince]

Wow, I thought the goal was to increase population, not make people pack up and take their business elsewhere.

God bless you and the family always!!!

Holly

California doesn't need more people...the traffic is horrible....the more who leave, the better.

California really isn't losing overall population.

They are only losing people of the Deplorables demographic, the Middle Class.

Plenty of homeless, illegal aliens and homosexuals moving in to take the place of taxpayer types..

 

[CarlinAnnArbor]

An Open Letter to Governor Gavin Newsom 5/20/19:

Governor Newsom,

The boxes are filled. The bags are packed. The hearts are breaking.
My family is about to be divided, separated, perhaps forever. I wish you cared.

Our wonderful daughter, along with her husband and their two young children has given up on life in California. The only place they’ve ever called home has become intolerable for them. They’ve found a new home in a southern state, far away from here, in the real America.

I’ve heard the story innumerable times- people leaving, or wanting to leave, what was once the paradise of the West Coast. Not so long ago, kids could walk down to the corner store, or to school, without their parents worrying about their safe return. No more.
You once could visit a neighborhood park, and not fear for your life. No more.
Walking across the street did not require careful examination of the pavement to avoid feces or used hypodermic needles. Now it does.

Illnesses are again being seen in this state that had been rare or non-existent until recently. Typhus, Tuberculosis, Mumps, Measles, Hepatitis A, B, and C are all here again. A worker on the upper floors at L.A. City Hall recently came down with typhus, spread by rats living in the disgusting conditions around the Civic Center.

But you’re concerned that I might ask for a plastic straw.

Your priorities for managing this state are crystal clear, and the middle class is nowhere near the top of the list. I learned in Civics class years ago that the primary job of government is to keep the people safe. What happened? When did our safety and well-being fall off the radar? Not too long ago, my daughter had her new vehicle stolen from her driveway, in the short time it took her to walk the kids to school. Someone was watching, waiting for them to leave. It gives me chills just thinking about it.

You release violent criminals back onto our streets to terrorize our communities, you proudly remove the death-penalty as an option, sending a friendly message to the worst of the worst, and you handcuff our law-enforcement officers, challenging their every move. Officers now must take an extra moment, perhaps just a second, questioning their training and best judgment, before using any amount of force to apprehend a violent criminal. When this results in another dead cop, and it will, the blood will be on your hands, sir.

A few weeks ago, we watched on television as a violent felon led police on a three-hour pursuit, destroying property and narrowly missing pedestrians and other vehicles. We saw him brutally beat his female passenger while driving close to 100 mph. Then last week, a murder suspect shot at police out the window of the car he was being pursued in. It’s a miracle nobody was killed. Turns out, both suspects were free on “early release” through AB-109, that you and other politicians (who all live behind walls, with armed security) forced upon us in the name of compassion. Where’s your compassion for law-abiding citizens, Mr. Governor?

And don’t get me started on taxes and regulations. The amount of money taken from us by this state is criminal. Just living here is expensive enough, but imagine trying to run a business and stay afloat. We have the highest gas prices/taxes in the country, and still our roads are a mess. I recently hit a pothole and the damage to my car was over $1000. We pay you enormous sums to manage the state’s affairs, yet people by the thousands sleep on our streets at night. Homeless encampments are everywhere, in neighborhoods we never imagined they’d be. And still, you want more. There’s a move now to weaken Prop. 13. No doubt it will pass. And I just read that you want to tax online sales now, too. Along with proposals to tax water, telephones, dairy products, fertilizers, health care, and more. But taxing those things will not affect the “super rich 1%”. They’re just more hits on the middle class. You Sacramento politicians have an insatiable addiction to other people’s money. But many citizens have had enough and are walking away.

Which brings me back to my family.

They’re closing their business here. You’ll get no more of their hard-earned money. They’ve purchased a home in their new state, big enough for the four of them and a dog or two. Maybe even a horse. The kids will get a great education. They’ll be able to leave a window open at night, knowing that the criminals are the ones who are afraid- afraid of the police, afraid of the courts, and afraid of the citizens who exercise their right to defend themselves. Oh, and gas there is about $2 a gallon.

Somehow, they’ll have to survive without a Fantasy Train to nowhere, but I’m sure they’ll find a way to get by.

Meanwhile, your tax base shrinks and Atlas shrugs. Soon the only people left here will be the very rich and the very poor. It’s almost as if you planned it that way.

And now, my family is broken. As are countless others. No more school plays, no more little league games. No more weekend breakfasts at IHOP or Thanksgiving dinners. I’ll happily burn a ton of fossil fuel to go visit them at their new home as often as I can. But, I won’t be there as an instant babysitter when needed on short notice, and I’ll actually notice their growth from visit to visit. I’ll pray every night for their safety and happiness in the years to come. And I’ll cry that I can’t hold them tight. I’m angry as hell, and I miss them desperately already.

But they’ll get no going away card from you and no apologies. You simply don’t care.

Open Letter to CA Gov. Newson from a Parent Whose Kids Are Leaving the State » Politichicks.com

we need to abolish our alleged wars on crime, drugs, and terror to lower costs.

Same shit, new thread. This is exactly why California has these problems. Newsome agrees with you.

 

[BULLDOG]

The quicker she can get out of California, the better off that state will be. Her neighbors must be miserable, living next to such a whiny bitch.
Don't let the doorknob hit ya in the butt on the way out.

Who will pay for more of the lefts assnine taxes, poor broke ass illegal rapist killer Mexicans?


.

Don't worry about California. It's a big state. Loss of a whiner or two won't hurt them.

Lol
Crazy Cali should just keep to their own... Fucked in the head progressives

It's been pointed out that mostly conservatives are the ones leaving, so if other states are being fucked up by that, they are being fucked up by fucked in the head conservatives.

 

[BULLDOG]

The quicker she can get out of California, the better off that state will be. Her neighbors must be miserable, living next to such a whiny bitch.
Don't let the doorknob hit ya in the butt on the way out.

What a self righteous twat you are.

My kid isn't leaving the state to get away from an overbearing parent like that whiny bitches kid obviously is.

Lol
A person would have to be mentally insane to desire living in crazy Cali… Or just a fucked in the head progressive

Then don't go there ------problem solved. Whining doesn't help your cause.

If we had the state fenced off no problem, but them letting in illegal rapist killer Mexicans, they wander to other states.

You dumb right wingers need to get together and get your story straight. Just a few posts back somebody said businesses were leaving California in droves. Now you say the problem is illegal aliens leaving the state. Are all those leaving businesses owned by illegal aliens? Please clarify.

 

[bodecea]

Shocking....people leaving one state for another. That's never done!

Lol
Crazy Cali is a shit hole... If you are not in a gated community/upper end community it is a living hell. Political correctness has fucking destroyed the state… Because progressives are all fucked in the head.

How long have you lived in California?

 

[bodecea]

Government has used California's beauty, climate, and desirability to totally take advantage of its inhabitants. It is a state that has a lot to offer in every category, great geographic diversity, and climate, so Government knows there is a high demand to live there. Government there is criminal. That is why people are leaving.

How long have YOU lived in California?

 

[Moonglow]

Wow, I thought the goal was to increase population, not make people pack up and take their business elsewhere.

God bless you and the family always!!!

Holly

California is only interested in having the homeless move in and tax payers leave.

Why do you lie so much considering you claim to be a Christian?

 

[bodecea]

An Open Letter to Governor Gavin Newsom 5/20/19:

Governor Newsom,

The boxes are filled. The bags are packed. The hearts are breaking.
My family is about to be divided, separated, perhaps forever. I wish you cared.

Our wonderful daughter, along with her husband and their two young children has given up on life in California. The only place they’ve ever called home has become intolerable for them. They’ve found a new home in a southern state, far away from here, in the real America.

I’ve heard the story innumerable times- people leaving, or wanting to leave, what was once the paradise of the West Coast. Not so long ago, kids could walk down to the corner store, or to school, without their parents worrying about their safe return. No more.
You once could visit a neighborhood park, and not fear for your life. No more.
Walking across the street did not require careful examination of the pavement to avoid feces or used hypodermic needles. Now it does.

Illnesses are again being seen in this state that had been rare or non-existent until recently. Typhus, Tuberculosis, Mumps, Measles, Hepatitis A, B, and C are all here again. A worker on the upper floors at L.A. City Hall recently came down with typhus, spread by rats living in the disgusting conditions around the Civic Center.

But you’re concerned that I might ask for a plastic straw.

Your priorities for managing this state are crystal clear, and the middle class is nowhere near the top of the list. I learned in Civics class years ago that the primary job of government is to keep the people safe. What happened? When did our safety and well-being fall off the radar? Not too long ago, my daughter had her new vehicle stolen from her driveway, in the short time it took her to walk the kids to school. Someone was watching, waiting for them to leave. It gives me chills just thinking about it.

You release violent criminals back onto our streets to terrorize our communities, you proudly remove the death-penalty as an option, sending a friendly message to the worst of the worst, and you handcuff our law-enforcement officers, challenging their every move. Officers now must take an extra moment, perhaps just a second, questioning their training and best judgment, before using any amount of force to apprehend a violent criminal. When this results in another dead cop, and it will, the blood will be on your hands, sir.

A few weeks ago, we watched on television as a violent felon led police on a three-hour pursuit, destroying property and narrowly missing pedestrians and other vehicles. We saw him brutally beat his female passenger while driving close to 100 mph. Then last week, a murder suspect shot at police out the window of the car he was being pursued in. It’s a miracle nobody was killed. Turns out, both suspects were free on “early release” through AB-109, that you and other politicians (who all live behind walls, with armed security) forced upon us in the name of compassion. Where’s your compassion for law-abiding citizens, Mr. Governor?

And don’t get me started on taxes and regulations. The amount of money taken from us by this state is criminal. Just living here is expensive enough, but imagine trying to run a business and stay afloat. We have the highest gas prices/taxes in the country, and still our roads are a mess. I recently hit a pothole and the damage to my car was over $1000. We pay you enormous sums to manage the state’s affairs, yet people by the thousands sleep on our streets at night. Homeless encampments are everywhere, in neighborhoods we never imagined they’d be. And still, you want more. There’s a move now to weaken Prop. 13. No doubt it will pass. And I just read that you want to tax online sales now, too. Along with proposals to tax water, telephones, dairy products, fertilizers, health care, and more. But taxing those things will not affect the “super rich 1%”. They’re just more hits on the middle class. You Sacramento politicians have an insatiable addiction to other people’s money. But many citizens have had enough and are walking away.

Which brings me back to my family.

They’re closing their business here. You’ll get no more of their hard-earned money. They’ve purchased a home in their new state, big enough for the four of them and a dog or two. Maybe even a horse. The kids will get a great education. They’ll be able to leave a window open at night, knowing that the criminals are the ones who are afraid- afraid of the police, afraid of the courts, and afraid of the citizens who exercise their right to defend themselves. Oh, and gas there is about $2 a gallon.

Somehow, they’ll have to survive without a Fantasy Train to nowhere, but I’m sure they’ll find a way to get by.

Meanwhile, your tax base shrinks and Atlas shrugs. Soon the only people left here will be the very rich and the very poor. It’s almost as if you planned it that way.

And now, my family is broken. As are countless others. No more school plays, no more little league games. No more weekend breakfasts at IHOP or Thanksgiving dinners. I’ll happily burn a ton of fossil fuel to go visit them at their new home as often as I can. But, I won’t be there as an instant babysitter when needed on short notice, and I’ll actually notice their growth from visit to visit. I’ll pray every night for their safety and happiness in the years to come. And I’ll cry that I can’t hold them tight. I’m angry as hell, and I miss them desperately already.

But they’ll get no going away card from you and no apologies. You simply don’t care.

Open Letter to CA Gov. Newson from a Parent Whose Kids Are Leaving the State » Politichicks.com

This parent should follow their kids to Bumfuck, Nowhere; or as they put it “the real America.” Good riddance.

I escaped California, one of the best decisions of my life.

Enjoy the costs, traffic and crime in Cali.

Yeah...you told it you couldn't make a go of it here.

 

[bodecea]

Meanwhile that nearly trillion dollars of unfunded public debt keeps bearing down on California like a runaway locomotive and when it hits it's going to be one huge train wreck.

But hey the author is correct...they're safe from plastic straws. Fckn loons

Here’s the idea, buy crates of plastic straws and give them to illegal immigrants... ?

Open a Racetrac just over the CA border and keep it stocked with fountain drinks and plastic straws.

Who knew that plastic straws would trigger so many CRCs.

 

[bodecea]

The quicker she can get out of California, the better off that state will be. Her neighbors must be miserable, living next to such a whiny bitch.
Don't let the doorknob hit ya in the butt on the way out.

Who will pay for more of the lefts assnine taxes, poor broke ass illegal rapist killer Mexicans?


.

Don't worry about California. It's a big state. Loss of a whiner or two won't hurt them.

People and businesses are leaving in droves. Get your head outa your ass

So you say.......

 

[Polishprince]

Shocking....people leaving one state for another. That's never done!

Lol
Crazy Cali is a shit hole... If you are not in a gated community/upper end community it is a living hell. Political correctness has fucking destroyed the state… Because progressives are all fucked in the head.

How long have you lived in California?

I've never been to California. Maybe I'll buy a pair of galoshes and take a trip out there. Got to keep an eye on where you step, and don't wear good shoes.

What's the finest Rice a Roni restaurant in San Francisco?

 

[bodecea]

Shocking....people leaving one state for another. That's never done!

Lol
Crazy Cali is a shit hole... If you are not in a gated community/upper end community it is a living hell. Political correctness has fucking destroyed the state… Because progressives are all fucked in the head.

How long have you lived in California?

I've never been to California. Maybe I'll buy a pair of galoshes and take a trip out there. Got to keep an eye on where you step, and don't wear good shoes.

What's the finest Rice a Roni restaurant in San Francisco?

Well....thank you for your wonderful Calisplainin'

 

[Wyatt earp]

What a self righteous twat you are.

My kid isn't leaving the state to get away from an overbearing parent like that whiny bitches kid obviously is.

Lol
A person would have to be mentally insane to desire living in crazy Cali… Or just a fucked in the head progressive

Then don't go there ------problem solved. Whining doesn't help your cause.

If we had the state fenced off no problem, but them letting in illegal rapist killer Mexicans, they wander to other states.

You dumb right wingers need to get together and get your story straight. Just a few posts back somebody said businesses were leaving California in droves. Now you say the problem is illegal aliens leaving the state. Are all those leaving businesses owned by illegal aliens? Please clarify.

Huh? I am posting about California being a sanctuary state and allowing in illegal killer rapist Mexicans who wander to other states.

 

[bodecea]

My kid isn't leaving the state to get away from an overbearing parent like that whiny bitches kid obviously is.

Lol
A person would have to be mentally insane to desire living in crazy Cali… Or just a fucked in the head progressive

Then don't go there ------problem solved. Whining doesn't help your cause.

If we had the state fenced off no problem, but them letting in illegal rapist killer Mexicans, they wander to other states.

You dumb right wingers need to get together and get your story straight. Just a few posts back somebody said businesses were leaving California in droves. Now you say the problem is illegal aliens leaving the state. Are all those leaving businesses owned by illegal aliens? Please clarify.

Huh? I am posting about California being a sanctuary state and allowing in illegal killer rapist Mexicans who wander to other states.

Except...California isn't a sanctuary state. Either you are ignorant of the truth or you lied. Which is it?

 

[martybegan]

The quicker she can get out of California, the better off that state will be. Her neighbors must be miserable, living next to such a whiny bitch.
Don't let the doorknob hit ya in the butt on the way out.

What a self righteous twat you are.

My kid isn't leaving the state to get away from an overbearing parent like that whiny bitches kid obviously is.

Wow, talk about assumptions.

 

[Polishprince]

My kid isn't leaving the state to get away from an overbearing parent like that whiny bitches kid obviously is.

Lol
A person would have to be mentally insane to desire living in crazy Cali… Or just a fucked in the head progressive

Then don't go there ------problem solved. Whining doesn't help your cause.

If we had the state fenced off no problem, but them letting in illegal rapist killer Mexicans, they wander to other states.

You dumb right wingers need to get together and get your story straight. Just a few posts back somebody said businesses were leaving California in droves. Now you say the problem is illegal aliens leaving the state. Are all those leaving businesses owned by illegal aliens? Please clarify.

Huh? I am posting about California being a sanctuary state and allowing in illegal killer rapist Mexicans who wander to other states.

California basically idolizes the illegals, illegals are considered virtually sacred cows.

In San Francisco Illegals are allowed to vote. The Illegal who shot Kate Steinle was honored with an acquittal, although the state has yet to name any streets in his honor.

 

[boedicca]

I'm heartbroken over what has happened to CA. I've lived here since I was a baby. My siblings live nearby, as did my folks until they passed away. Family is what has kept mr. boe and me here, but we're working on our exit plan to leave now that Mom and Dad are gone. The LW totalitarian intolerance, the homelessness disease vectors, decaying infrastructure, high taxes, crushing state debt to pay for public employee pensions, lack of crime enforcement...all have snowballed to the point where the state is unlivable for normal people who just want to live their private lives in peace.

 

[boedicca]

Lol
A person would have to be mentally insane to desire living in crazy Cali… Or just a fucked in the head progressive

Then don't go there ------problem solved. Whining doesn't help your cause.

If we had the state fenced off no problem, but them letting in illegal rapist killer Mexicans, they wander to other states.

You dumb right wingers need to get together and get your story straight. Just a few posts back somebody said businesses were leaving California in droves. Now you say the problem is illegal aliens leaving the state. Are all those leaving businesses owned by illegal aliens? Please clarify.

Huh? I am posting about California being a sanctuary state and allowing in illegal killer rapist Mexicans who wander to other states.

Except...California isn't a sanctuary state. Either you are ignorant of the truth or you lied. Which is it?

You are wrong. California is a sanctuary state.

California Is Officially a Sanctuary State

California lawmakers approve landmark 'sanctuary state' bill to expand protections for immigrants

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Gavin Newsome looks at a letter like that and is pleased and relieved. They sound like white people and he wants them out anyway. Make more room for illegals who won't complain about crime or filth.