[parhamn]

I'm not from California but this to me seems like a great case to move to California. Why not ship your externality creating activities elsewhere? Its not like they pay more for the iPhone.

[jameson]

Consider housing price and state tax as well

[georgeecollins]

And don't forget the strict laws that prevent people from leaving and require them to complain instead.

[Take8435]

Sure. A state where housing is dirt cheap and no taxes is great, but if something happens to you, good luck finding a hospital or municipal services. Job prospects are also something to consider.

Just because houses cost more and there's a state tax, doesn't mean it's _bad_.

[atestu]

They do pay more for the iPhone, they have the highest state sales tax in the US.

[tstrimple]

This is easily demonstrated to be wrong. California isn't in the top 5 highest. The top 5 being:

1. Louisiana 10.11%

2. Tennessee 9.61%

3. Washington 9.51%

4. Arkansas 9.46%

5. Alabama 9.46%

Crazy how we never hear pithy drops about sales tax in Louisiana. I wonder why that is literally never a talking point in these discussions? Probably a very similarly motivated reason as to why people rant about murder in Chicago but never Memphis.

[reliabilityguy]

> Why not ship your externality creating activities elsewhere?

Like where?

[runjake]

Like the places where people welcome deregulation and jobs?

Not trying to sound like a jerk but there’s plenty of places in the US where people welcome stuff like coal mines and polluting factories.

If the factories have to be somewhere and they consent, then why not there?

[anon-3988]

There's this country called China that you guys been offshoring manufacturing to...

[tokenless]

Well the attitude that puts a full stop (well a question mark) after "NIMBY" says implicity "where the poors live".