just me wrote:
Redsky wrote:
We really love having people in Utah helping us in California - NOT. Are you really that bored that you have to start a rant about something happening many hundreds of miles away?
Many people use the city streets as their own personal parking lot and I am glad when the local officials enforce the ordinances. Unfortunate that some people are so lacking in consideration that the ordinances are needed in the first place.
Anyone who thinks this applies only to California is extremely uninformed and naive. Time maybe to get out more.
I for one hate living in California and having the ocean with free beaches 10 minutes from my house. It is awful. Even worse with the weather being bright and sunny and 71 degrees. Not sure I can survive this much longer.
I apologize if I stepped on someone's toes. But this does not give you the right to come back at me the way you did.
I posted to bring this situation to light as I did on other forums I belong to, thats of concern to our freedoms.(forgot California does not have freedoms) Your right, area should have been ZIP, But the best of it is IT got your attention, thanks for that. As in my area (surrounding locations) and yours, alot of people are not informed as to the happenings of the governments new proposed regulation and how it effects us all.
(Enjoy your Smog and dry rain free weather you forgot to list that to.)
And so your response to a perceived slight is to bash California. As I said in my first post I live here and can find plenty of reason to bash the state just as I can find reason to bash any other state. None of them are perfect. I can also find plenty to like about California and any other state.
I appreciate your intent however your original post was way too vague to actually respond to. It would have been helpful to be able to see what the actual proposed regulation is. The actual wording or a link to find it would help. I went to the Good Sam website and did not see any reference at all. I have done an internet search and was unable to find anything. Without that information we don't know if the actual proposal is fair or not. I stand by my statement in my first post "
Instead of ranting about it we should be discussing a solution that is fair and just for everyone".
Now contrary to what you evidently believe we do have freedom in California, the same as anywhere in the United States. Freedom is a difficult thing to balance though. Some people seem to think that it means that they can do whatever they want even if it infringes on someone else's freedom. Fortunately that is not how our country works. Or at least not how it was designed to work.
And yes we have smog. That is why we also have some of the strictest regulations to combat it. Don't get me wrong I think a lot of our regulations are very misguided however I also understand that in every case be it smog or parking the regulations have been enacted because there is a problem. Like most places we in California have not always done the best at balancing our regulations to solve these problems, but you can't fault us for trying.
And yes Gonzo42 the population has declined but is that really a bad thing? For years we have complained about how overpopulated it was becoming and now we want to complain about a decline? While this has been happening we have also seen our economy improve. We now have a balanced budget for the first time in 10 years. Yes some companies have left. While regulations and taxation certainly contribute to some of these decisions they are not always the only or even the biggest reason. Those areas that think that all they have to do is deregulate things to boost their economy well only time will tell. Eventually we will see what problems they face. Who knows they could end up with exploding fertilizer plants, oil spills, and contaminated rivers. Unfortunately when they do they will be crying and asking for the rest of us to help clean up the mess. We will, however it is my opinion that before doing so we should require those states to enact regulations to prevent and clean up these problems in the future.
