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sycasey
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okaydo said:



I am intrigued about where this "pro-murder" platform may go.
Eastern Oregon Bear
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sycasey said:

okaydo said:



I am intrigued about where this "pro-murder" platform may go.
I'm curious about Libertarian presidential candidates, given their party's stated preference about presidential longevity.
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https://abcnews.go.com/US/epa-administrator-ohio-gov-dewine-visit-east-palestine/story?id=97362950
"Cults don't end well. They really don't."
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San Francisco eyes corporate tax relief to attract new companies downtown - Axios San Francisco


https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2023/02/22/san-francisco-business-tax-relief

"By the numbers: A tech company in San Francisco with 250 employees and $750 million in total revenue would pay roughly $10.4 million annually in local taxes…That same hypothetical company would pay just over $4 million in Oakland …,$2.7 million in Berkeley…In South San Francisco $50,000 annually, and in San Jose, $17,118."
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DiabloWags
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Mayor London Breed has a massive problem.
Downtown SF is a ghost town since corporate America has left.
And the small "Mom & Pop" businesses and restaurants that cater to the lunch hour crowd have folded.
"Cults don't end well. They really don't."
movielover
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Liberals bash 'greedy' corporate America any chance they get. The ripple effect is huge. No breakfast or lunch crowd, nobody out for coffee, no need for bike messengers, flowers, catered lunches. BART usage way down.
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bearister said:

San Francisco eyes corporate tax relief to attract new companies downtown - Axios San Francisco


https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2023/02/22/san-francisco-business-tax-relief

"By the numbers: A tech company in San Francisco with 250 employees and $750 million in total revenue would pay roughly $10.4 million annually in local taxes…That same hypothetical company would pay just over $4 million in Oakland …,$2.7 million in Berkeley…In South San Francisco $50,000 annually, and in San Jose, $17,118."

Bearister, the City of San Francisco is now looking at massive budget deficits over the next 5 years according to their own budget overview, given the loss of Corporate America. Meanwhile, the cost of City services continues to outpace revenue growth.

From Page #5 from the link provided below:

FIVE-YEAR OUTLOOK

Over the next five years, the plan projects the City will experience a slow-growth revenue outlook, due to anticipated structural changes in San Francisco's economy, and a loss in one-time sources in the first three years of the plan. The Five-Year Financial Plan shows that the cost of City services significantly outpaces revenue growth during the five-year period. If the City does not take corrective action, the gap between revenues and expenditures will reach approximately $1,224.1 million by Fiscal Year (FY) 2027-28

Total expenditures are projected to grow by approximately $1,430.4 million over the next five years, which represents an increase of 21.1% from FY 2022-23. During the five years of the plan, baselines grow by $209.9 million (15% of total expenditure growth), employee salary, pension, and fringe benefit costs grow by $490.7 million (34% of total expenditure growth), citywide operating costs grow by $514.9 million (36% of total expenditure growth), and departmental costs grow by $214.9 million (15% of total expenditure growth)

Five Year Financial Plan FY23-24 through FY 27-28 FINAL.pdf (sf.gov)
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It certainly seems like an insurmountable problem. Cities are expensive to run and provide a number of tangible and intangible benefits to their suburbs. Would any of the bedroom communities be what they are without the historical draw of the city for business, culture and other reasons? These communities are essentially free riders on SF's largesse.

I know that a lot of businesses are forcing employees back into the office but question remains as to how successful that will be. I tend to think that it will be very difficult to force large numbers of high performers back to the office when they prefer WFH.

I'm not sure there is any ready answer for the hollowing out of the financial district - this is really a nationwide commercial real estate crisis. WSJ has had a few articles just in the last 24 hours.



movielover
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The mystique is gone. Why go into The City, to walk up broken, urine-soaked escalators, past homeless defacating on the sidewalks, drug addicts shooting up on the streets? The business persons $10-12 lunch is now $25-30 with The City's higher minimum wage, health care tax, and now Biden invisible green policies and inflationary spending.

That same person can now save hours commuting, have sushi in Concord or Pho in Martinez, and skip all of the negative externalities. The City may become more of a museum than a financial and tech hub, many tech companies relocating to Austin and remote work.
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For San Francisco, it's not nearly as dramatic a problem as they can convert excess office space into residential, or build condo towers downtown. That will also address the issue of restaurants and other businesses catering to the business clientele.
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This is an interesting article on the beefing Glendale malls.

movielover
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Biden in Poland.

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Isn't green energy grand?

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movielover said:

Isn't green energy grand?



Well done, chaps.
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BBC: Donald Trump says officials 'indifferent' after Ohio train derailment
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You must be filled with pride.

LONG LIVE THE MOTHER RUSSIA!
(or something like that)
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." -- (maybe) Benjamin Disraeli, popularized by Mark Twain
movielover
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President Trump visits East Palestine. Biden, Pete B. MIA.

https://rumble.com/v2akd40-john-bourke-gets-emotional-over-president-trumps-visit.html
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I thought she saw ML walking in as she was walking out




movielover
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RINO / UniParty RdS.

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movielover said:

RINO / UniParty RdS.

What is your objection to Puerto Rico becoming a state?
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sycasey said:

movielover said:

RINO / UniParty RdS.

What is your objection to Puerto Rico becoming a state?

Two additional Democratic Senators.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." -- (maybe) Benjamin Disraeli, popularized by Mark Twain
movielover
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AunBear89 said:

sycasey said:

movielover said:

RINO / UniParty RdS.

What is your objection to Puerto Rico becoming a state?

Two additional Democratic Senators.


Yup, and PR is ambivalent about becoming a state.
concordtom
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If USA could fully take in Puerto Rico and lift up its standard of living, that could be a good model for rest of Latin America.

In 1986, the EU added Spain, Portugal and Greece and tons of development dollars flowed from the wealthy nations to these poorer ones. Huge successes!

United States of America.
Marshall Plan 2.
Why not?
AunBear89
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Source. And we will need something from outside the far right Twitter bubble.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." -- (maybe) Benjamin Disraeli, popularized by Mark Twain
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AunBear89 said:

Source. And we will need something from outside the far right Twitter bubble.


In 2020, on the same day as the U.S. presidential election, Puerto Rico held a statehood referendum. It was the sixth time a vote on the island's status had been held, but this one differed from its predecessors by only including two optionsyes to statehood, or no. Statehood won by 52.5 percent to 47.5 percent.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/03/puerto-rico-statehood-us-politics-democrats.html
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So, the majority are still in favor?



Yeah, that's pretty "ambivalent".

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." -- (maybe) Benjamin Disraeli, popularized by Mark Twain
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