Originally Posted by Setopbug (Post 2874236)

You don't get California liberals because you watch too much TV and aren't capable of non-linear thought. You've been programed to believe the problems in this state are the result of failed liberal policies, when in reality it's much more complicated that that.

Our main issue out here is the cost of real estate. Nothing new gets built. People keep coming here. The economy is booming, most folks are working. One would like to buy a house.

But not so fast.

In the little bucolic suburb I live in, a teardown goes for 1.7 million. And almost everything on the market gets purchased by developers, torn down and a big old ugly toaster-like house goes in it's place for up to five million dollars.

And some fricking idiot buys the thing. All of the money and equity is removed from this neighborhood thanks to good old capitalism and a hard-woking, middle class airline pilot can't even afford to live here, unless they were lucky enough to purchase in the early nineties.

IOW, they are leaving the state because the only people who can afford to live here are:

• Inheritees.
  
• Dual-income, partnered attorneys.
  
• Start-up founders, 29 year old kids with a Cirrus SR-22 and a house in Santa Monica. (North of Montana)
  
• The homeless in their RV's.

These aren't D/R problems. Housing is out of control in solidly Republican Orange County, and we've had Republican Governors.

Don't like California? Fine. Don't come here. But kindly shut up about what you think you know about this state. And please shut up about other people's politics, you're entitled to your delusions and I'm entitled to mine. If you think your 'side" has it figured out - congratulations! You've bought exactly what these folks are selling you. Our problems require us to abandon the stupid hierarchy of liberal or conservative politics and start working together to fix some serious problems. But nobody is willing.

Originally Posted by ShyGuy (Post 2874230)

A320 CA here, so I make too much to do Roth IRAs. And getting a 15.5% company 401K and being below 50, there’s only so much we can put away to the 401K before hitting the cap.

Originally Posted by ShyGuy (Post 2874230)

That’s one of CAs largest problems, public employee pension plans which are one reason taxes are so high here. Completely unrealistic for a private sector and yet we’ll carry the burden of their pensions. I do think they’ve worked the whole life and earned a retirement, but as it stands this way going forward there is no way to pay it all out.

A320 CA here, so I make too much to do Roth IRAs. And getting a 15.5% company 401K and being below 50, there’s only so much we can put away to the 401K before hitting the cap.

I don’t get CA liberals. They love taxing themselves to death and yet retire out of state. You’d think they learn the lessons as to why they’re fleeing in the first place, but from what I hear they take their same political mentality with them to Nevada, Texas, Washington, and Florida. My apologies on their behalf in advance if you live in those states......

Originally Posted by Setopbug (Post 2874236)

You don't get California liberals because you watch too much TV and aren't capable of non-linear thought. You've been programed to believe the problems in this state are the result of failed liberal policies, when in reality it's much more complicated that that.

Our main issue out here is the cost of real estate. Nothing new gets built. People keep coming here. The economy is booming, most folks are working. One would like to buy a house.

But not so fast.

In the little bucolic suburb I live in, a teardown goes for 1.7 million. And almost everything on the market gets purchased by developers, torn down and a big old ugly toaster-like house goes in it's place for up to five million dollars.

And some fricking idiot buys the thing. All of the money and equity is removed from this neighborhood thanks to good old capitalism and a hard-woking, middle class airline pilot can't even afford to live here, unless they were lucky enough to purchase in the early nineties.

IOW, they are leaving the state because the only people who can afford to live here are:

• Inheritees.
  
• Dual-income, partnered attorneys.
  
• Start-up founders, 29 year old kids with a Cirrus SR-22 and a house in Santa Monica. (North of Montana)
  
• The homeless in their RV's.

These aren't D/R problems. Housing is out of control in solidly Republican Orange County, and we've had Republican Governors.

Don't like California? Fine. Don't come here. But kindly shut up about what you think you know about this state. If you think your 'side" has it figured out - congratulations! You've bought exactly what these folks are selling you. Our problems require us to abandon the stupid hierarchy of liberal or conservative politics and start working together to fix some serious problems. And nobody is willing.

Originally Posted by Setopbug (Post 2874236)

You don't get California liberals because you watch too much TV and aren't capable of non-linear thought. You've been programed to believe the problems in this state are the result of failed liberal policies, when in reality it's much more complicated that that.

Our main issue out here is the cost of real estate. Nothing new gets built. People keep coming here. The economy is booming, most folks are working. One would like to buy a house.

But not so fast.

In the little bucolic suburb I live in, a teardown goes for 1.7 million. And almost everything on the market gets purchased by developers, torn down and a big old ugly toaster-like house goes in it's place for up to five million dollars.

And some fricking idiot buys the thing. All of the money and equity is removed from this neighborhood thanks to good old capitalism and a hard-woking, middle class airline pilot can't even afford to live here, unless they were lucky enough to purchase in the early nineties.

IOW, they are leaving the state because the only people who can afford to live here are:

• Inheritees.
  
• Dual-income, partnered attorneys.
  
• Start-up founders, 29 year old kids with a Cirrus SR-22 and a house in Santa Monica. (North of Montana)
  
• The homeless in their RV's.

These aren't D/R problems. Housing is out of control in solidly Republican Orange County, and we've had Republican Governors.

Don't like California? Fine. Don't come here. But kindly shut up about what you think you know about this state. If you think your 'side" has it figured out - congratulations! You've bought exactly what these folks are selling you. Our problems require us to abandon the stupid hierarchy of liberal or conservative politics and start working together to fix some serious problems. And nobody is willing.

Originally Posted by Otters (Post 1935159)

DAL had a vacancy around Feb. on two bids Captain went into 10,000 range. We had 3 year captains here awhile back. It will happen again. Someone's always wiling to chase it.

Originally Posted by sailingfun (Post 2874616)

We had a 4 month Captain not that long ago.

Originally Posted by luv757 (Post 2874674)

Wasn’t that on the NYC 88 in it’s death throes? What is that 4 month Captain an FO on these days?