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We are 5y to 10y away from global EV adoption mandate deadlines (EU, CA, US). Is now a good time to be bullish on lithium stocks while they’re cheap?
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On what time scale will Waymo's success affect Alphabet's earnings
The $X Project migrates into a new CA with 8,775 holders! How far do you think it'll go?
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Where should I keep my savings for a house down payment? High tax bracket in CA.
Clean Vision Corporation’s Subsidiary, Clean-Seas Partners UK Ltd, Successfully Receives ESG Second-Party-Opinion for Its Green Bonds From ISS ESG
Bullet Blockchain Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter Revenue Results and Comments on 2024 Outlook
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Plot twist is he nuked Ontario, CA without nuking Canada
This is Canada puffing out its chest/trying to gain leverage for the upcoming review of the USMCA. This isn't the decline of the US-CA partnership most think. The difference is, in the past, the discussions and politicking would have happened behind closed doors.
They playing some fucked up exchange math. “Save 40% on Standard Digital was ~~CA$708~~ now CA$419 for your first year.”
Still waiting on that hyperloop in CA
>Most are in this because the products are actually good. There are a lot of reasons – the products are good, the ecosystem does lock you in, the brand name is extremely strong etc. In particular, Chinese people (not Chinese diaspora) are nowhere near as wealthy as people in the US/EU/JP/AU/CA/UK, but it's still pretty popular there because it's seen as a status symbol. The good thing is that you can't fake it either – you can get a make LV handbag, but a fake iPhone just isn't the same.
Honorable Gold Group is a great company to get started with and to continue your investments. They’re located in Laguna Niguel, CA, but of course you don’t have to do in person transfers. They’re patient and walk you through all of it. They’re privately owned but partnered with all of the best Mints and literally only charge 2% above the spot price. This is literally the best time to invest, but beware of other companies because they charge sometimes even 45%. Costco also piles up on fees so your best bet is buying with them. Trust me my husband and I really looked into other places and nothing beat them.
Honorable Gold Group is a great company to get started with. They’re located in Laguna Niguel, CA, but of course you don’t have to do in person transfers. They’re patient and walk you through all of it. They’re privately owned but partnered with all of the best Mints and literally only charge 2% above the spot price. This is literally the best time to invest, but beware of other companies because they charge sometimes even 45%. Costco also piles up on fees without your knowledge so your best bet is buying with them. I had no idea Costco did that until I tried to buy from them. Trust me my husband and I really looked into other places and nothing beat them.
Honorable Gold Group in Laguna Niguel, CA is a great company to buy precious metals from. My investment is doing numbers
In CA for the week so woke up just now Tradingview gave me a jump scare 🧍♂️
52 east cliff drive, Santa Clara, CA
>having unchecked power, Nope. They get checked all the time. Kilmar Abrego Garcia is still here. >not needing to listen to congress Nope. Congress fucked them on the Epstein files. Blocked Matt Gaetz. Already had one shutdown. Almost certainly going to have a partial shutdown later this month. Going to be an epic clusterfuck when Dems get the subpeona >the judiciary Nope. They get dumpstered in court all the time. Couldn't get the sandwich guy. Couldn't get Kilmar. Couldn't get Lisa Cook. Couldn't get Letitia James. All their protestor cases here in LA collapsed. Like half of the staff attorneys at the DOJ have quit. >using federal power to go after enemies i They keep fucking losing is the thing. They couldn't even take out Jimmy Kimmel. Remember DOGE? They lost. Total disaster and now a bunch of DOGE kids are getting indicted by their own DOJ. Remember redistricting? Total failure. Dems came out ahead and a lot of state level Republicans hate Trump now. Remember when they were sending in the DOJ to "observe" the special election in CA? Never heard about it again. Remember when they were going to arrest Gavin Newsom? Or Tim Walz? They got too scared. Remember when they were going to denaturalize and deport Zohran Mamdani and Ilhan Omar? Too scared. Remember the Insurrection Act? Again, too scared. This is the most vaporware authoritarian regime in history. They can't arrest anyone. They can't convict anyone. They can't suppress Minneapolis even with hundreds of agents. All they do is cry on Twitter about how mean everyone is to them.
“walmart closing 200 stores in CA because of $22 minimum wage” - 🥭 the minimum wage is $17 though and only $20 for fast food what is 🥭 talking about ???
What happens if CA bans or regulates the shit out of AI robots? Get fucked Elon. POS grifter.
Too much regulations in CA making businesses unprofitable.
67 not 75 senators. But still you’re right about the math not moving for senate. It’s EXCEEDINGLY unlikely to even take the majority. The house though… trump is fucked there (well until the corrupt court rules what was ok in TX is not ok in CA re redistricting
They were right that TSLA is not a car company. Lmao cause they’re killing off the S and X. Soon the 3 and Y will be gone as well when China floods CA and EU with their EVs
He has 8 houses, he got lucky he was born in CA. I was born in TX so not so lucky.
Not sure if this is relevant but they are closing their Amazon Fresh stores as of Feb 1st outside CA, CA have laws that require more notice (60 days if I remember right), they are going to work more with Whole Foods and their infrastructure.
SMG is making a come back in a big way by owning approx 13% of vireo. Chicago Atlantic's position in Vireo and other majore players (Verano, Cura and Cresco) all point a major consolidation strategy in the long term by SMG and CA combine. I''d be happy to hear insights from others on this board on how they see this playing out. Glta
SMG is making a come back in big way by owning approx 13% of vireo. Chicago Atlantic's position in Vireo and other majore players (Verano, Cura and Cresco) all point a major consolidation strategy in the long term by SMG and CA combine. Glta
Nah. Baldylux has disappeared so far up Trump's arse in his effort to kiss every rancid fold NZ won't go near CANZUK until he is gone in October. And if I understand UK politics correctly Sir Kid Starver has done the same thing so the UK is out too making it CA.
It’s cyclical https://www.hartfordfunds.com/dam/en/docs/pub/whitepapers/CCWP014.pdf And most of the US over performance recently is global technology revenue going to companies HQed in Silicon Valley, CA.
You literally have no idea what you’re talking about. Not a fucking clue. Let me give you a lesson in AV deployment. Currently, AV companies like Waymo, Zoox, and Tesla Robotaxi are limited not by cars, but by safety of the software. The safety of the software is what takes a long fucking time to improve, validate, and so on. What do I mean? To keep it simple, because complex ideas seem to go over your head. You develop your software and you determine your rate of a major injury accident is 1/200M miles. Okay great, that’s better than humans!! Let’s go deploy 10k robotaxis driving 18 hours/day, or ~4.5M miles/day. Your next software improvement lands in 12 weeks because it takes a long time to develop and validate changes. As a company, we want to avoid a major injury causing accident, because our company doesn’t want to go the way of Cruise. Well we do the math and find if our 10k cars drive 4.5M a day, we’ll have 1.89 major injury causing accidents before our next SW release and our company goes down the toilet. Well shit💩💩💩 Okay so we want to make sure we have a very low chance of this happening, say 5%. This means our fleet can only drive 10M miles before we get the next SW. This is what gives us the limit to scale. So we have 84 days to drive 10M miles. This means each day we can only drive 119,047 miles. Our robotaxis average 25mph, so each one drives ~450/miles/day. 119k/450 = **264** robotaxis that we can safely deploy each day. So in other words, as a company we fucked up by building ~40x the number of cars than we can deploy. It’s precisely this, that limits Tesla, despite any bullshit Elon says. This isn’t something that magically gets fixed overnight. Each order of magnitude in safety takes a really, really fucking long time. Obviously these companies are doing far more advanced analysis with different types of collision rates etc. The key tell that Tesla is nowhere near even matching Waymo is the fact that 1) Austin Robotaxi network has never had more than 9 active vehicles at a time, ever. These are supervised cars, not even unsupervised. 2) In states with real regulations, like CA, Tesla still has not applied for even the permits that start them on their way to a production service. They are literally years away from being able to charge for rides at any reasonable scale. Waymo’s fleet seems small and hard to grow, but they have 15+ years of learning the game and knowing when cars are needed based on SW development.
Lots of dudes from like Iowa love to rag on CA. Let me tell you, NO ONE gives a fuck about Iowa in CA. Nor do they give a fuck about anyone else in any other state with the exception of like 5. And then it’s more a “hmm” to 4 of those 5 states. We do think about New York City though. A lot.
Exactly your self and your family. I work in healthcare and see a lot of CA. Now in my early 40s it fucks with more as mortality sets in and I’m used to seeing it. Have had to deal with some mental issues around becoming a hypochondriac in the last 2 years. Point is it’s good to keep in perspective. We could go to the moon and it wouldn’t mean shit.
HAHAHHA "Under Newsom" That is total BS, at least google stuff before you spew it. in 2010 CA was the 8th/9th largest and we've been gaining steady each year (due to Silicon Valley, not sure if you've heard of what goes on there....). We are the 4th largest economy DESPITE Newsom.
El Centro CA is now his new home.
You gotta say it.. he has a fabulous record of achievements in CA..
**Members of Congress With the Best Performance in 2025** Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH): 78.8% Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ): 70.8% Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL): 67.9% Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI): 62.5% Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA): 61.7% Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY): 61.6% Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL): 54.8% Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS): 52.5% Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA): 50% Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA): 41.9% https://www.fool.com/research/congressional-stock-trading-who-trades-and-makes-the-most/ Six republicans, four democrats.
You can do waaaaay better than Nancy: **Members of Congress With the Best Performance in 2025** Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH): 78.8% Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ): 70.8% Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL): 67.9% Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI): 62.5% Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA): 61.7% Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY): 61.6% Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL): 54.8% Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS): 52.5% Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA): 50% Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA): 41.9% https://www.fool.com/research/congressional-stock-trading-who-trades-and-makes-the-most/ Six republicans, four democrats.
Idk, I live in CA and I’m not a big fan of Gavin Now having said that, i will vote for him over any MAGA to get us out of our present situation. Also cause I don’t really see any Dems being an option. I like AOC but this country isn’t ready for a woman…since 2 woman candidates have lost to a pedophilia fraud
I live in Jersey and we’re dealing with the same shit tbh. Our oldest nuclear plant got shut down in 2018, then the state dumped billions into offshore wind projects that completely collapsed when Ørsted pulled out in 2023. Now we’re a net importer buying electricity from other states on the open market. Bills just jumped 40% in the past year alone. So I’m genuinely asking what did Newsom actually do to cause this? Because from my small amount of research it looks like most of the price increases in CA came from PG&E passing $27 billion in wildfire prevention costs to ratepayers after their equipment sparked deadly fires. That’s not really a “Newsom policy” thing as much as utility infrastructure and wildfire liability issues that seem to predate him
THAT is baloney. Under Newsom, CA has become the 4rth largest economy in the world. You're repeating MAGA BS.
CA been in debt with the fed since then, but honestly the biggest reason is that even Californians hate this guy. As people have stated, he is a grade A slimeball politician and both parties know this. Democrats here would vote for a man made of straw rather than let a republican gain another position of power, but hardly any like the guy. He was in charge of shutting down California during Covid and basically exempted any business he had ties to from those restrictions. I’d say that was the biggest and most obvious thing that turned people against him, but he’s definitely not popular. Democrats would vote for whoever they think would win, and while Newsom hypothetically checks those boxes, most conservatives already hate this guy.
CA is worse by any metric you can come up with, except virtue signaling, we're great at that.
I asked how he ruined CA as someone from the east coast. You asking if CA Is better or worse is something I cannot answer, hence my question
Because he's a charismatic and very connected political grifter and CA votes blue no matter who. Now back the the question I asked you, what is better?
I am still out on Gavin Newsom but I like all that I have seen. I know my CA friends are not a fan. Americans need a full overhaul of the government. It is fully busted.
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA): Although she did not make the top 10 in 2025, her portfolio is the most consistently successful over long periods. She posted gains of 65% in 2023, 54% in 2024, and 20.1% in 2025. Her decade-long cumulative return (838%) heavily outperformed the S&P 500's 256% during the same timeframe.
Bwahaha, this ain’t EVER happening… Even if the DNC, whom is as shitty as the fake Christian party and rigs the primaries like they normally do. The rest of the country hate us (CA), cuz they ain’t us! We can’t help it if we live in most gorgeous state with awesome beaches, amazing national parks, epic mountains to ski, hot ass chicks (or dudes if that’s yo thing), and we get paid very well at our jobs.
Not a fan of the current president and as a CA resident… not a fan of Gov Newsom as a president either.
He was mayor of SF from 2004 - 2011, after the time is SF better or worse. He's been governor since 2019, is CA better or worse. In both cases, what was better after his tenure?
Been saying it. Just said this 2 days ago talking with a friend. He will. But people hate on CA. New flash… we don’t like it that much either
Or, free trade and open market for his cronies. As he has done in his time as CA Gov.
The 5 first families of CA each buy land, sell it to each other as “developers”, then sell it to the state for railroad use and maximum profits (and kickbacks, built into the 2nd purchase price). Nothing can be built until it goes through this process - mile by mile. If you live here, you know.
No way. Newsom ruined CA and he’s a status quo scumbag. Needs to be someone else.
Canada’s legal marijuana market continued its steady momentum in November, with nationwide sales reaching CA$477.866 million, according to newly released data. The figure represents one of the strongest monthly totals of the year and pushes cumulative 2025 sales past the CA$5 billion mark as the country heads into the final stretch of the calendar year. MH
Merger with a FCF giant this week. Its valuation is trading well below peers, despite it being among the highest quality junior producers. Safe jurisdiction (US & CA). Going to be added to indexes soon. High short %. I could go on.
Oh good. CA is too good for him.
Markets are located primarily in Blue states right? NY, IL & CA? These states also makeup 2/3rds of national GDP with most of the other 1/3rd still moving through their ports (CA & NY). Red states are mostly poor welfare recipient idiots dependent on handouts by wealthier liberals. There will be no civil war.
You haven't lived in a free market for over 3 centuries especially when it comes to resource mining which the last free market action was probably the CA gold rush. Every single mineral right now is tightly controlled every step of the way by the government from the first point of conducting feasibility research into veins and land.
>Costco is in the process of installing [Bitcoin ATMs](https://www.google.com/search?q=Bitcoin+ATMs&oq=bitcoin+vending+machine+at+costco&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDc0NDBqMGo0qAIAsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfBTzeRV_h_WphwD9b1XfftHQK5NFjpGbMT2jsA4VL3DiAT5rKMjJIpsRQVJnhZWAvs7v3AD8DbDrKmJOvMsIr1YoI84pB1NWBslk4tmgeN4PZG2gMb-SCRkouo61FS1MAjoX9D3ylFyRr7Ol3vT7kZStuQyegbSVn5OG8VZq9wzaWp7qkOD2l9r7AxGkMRP72BmCjtqzIk1UNU1xvNmkKAVaxzoNslT1UhjSgCd2qfljws_5KGgqBuKrW_ZdU3adXlcywETid3PzxYJjvKIOlXd&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjxlOK-qqWSAxVALTQIHd35GooQgK4QegQIARAD) (cryptocurrency kiosks) in select warehouse locations across the United States in partnership with [LibertyX](https://libertyx.com/a/locations/CA/los-angeles/6100-sepulveda-blvd). These machines allow customers to purchase Bitcoin using cash, with some locations already identified in states like California, Oregon, Colorado, Texas, and Idaho.
**CA Example:** * **Employment:** $48k paid * **Investment:** 50% gain -> $25k Profits * **Sold < 1yr:** $4,280 Tax (\~3000 fed, \~1300 state) * **Sold > 1yr:** $1,324 Tax (ZERO fed, \~1300 state)
No one in CA gives 💩 what Taco says
This retared is rattles CA is making a deal with China lmaooooo
That would be incredible. They’d be a part of NATO for self defense. CA is the world’s 4th largest economy. If blue states, at least the ones near the border, joined Canada, they would instantly become the world’s 3rd largest, behind only China, with nearly $10T in GDP
What is ‘OpenAI General CA?’ It’s in a list of analysts and its rankings are all on OTC crap under a dollar?
I cook most of my food and then portion it out to freeze. Not as good as eating fresh, but I like that convenience. I'm a-OK with buying frozen meals, but most of them seem to have way too much salt and preservatives? So I hunt down the healthiest option I can at Costco to get some variety from my cooking. Similarly, I buy frozen raw salmon fillets from Costco and thaw them the night before to cook/eat the next day. Breakfast/Lunch is provided by work, so that's convenient. And I pretty much only eat out when with others. So..2-3 times a week at most? I eat out much less than others around me (Bay Area, CA).
how about you bears focus on something actually bearish like CA market collapse and GLASF terrible quarterly report showing negative ebitda and 40% yoy collapse of revs.......now thats a bearish story currently trading at a HEFTY premium to any and all cannabis stocks
He left Houston yesterday for Laguna Beach, CA😭😭😭
CA is fucking trash. What was the question?
depends on what state u in if CA a long time. Texas u better start packing
Ill take Trumps accomplishments over that train wreck any day. The fact he says anything about anyone with the state of CA being where it is at and the absolute fraud of a human being is ballsy at the very least. Wants attention and to be President so bad it’s frightening the delusion of this guy. What has he actually done for CA?
These days, tornado alley is basically everything east of the rockies + the central valley of CA.
**Latest Financials (TTM / Most Recent Reported)** * **Revenue:** CA$10.31 M * **Gross Profit:** CA$1.86 M * **Net Income:** **‑CA$3.13 M (negative)** * **Operating Income:** **‑CA$1.93 M (negative)** **Margins (TTM)** * **Gross Margin:** 17.99% * **Net Profit Margin:** **‑30.33% (negative)** **Other Key Figures** * **Cash & Cash Equivalents:** CA$0.7 M * **Total Debt:** CA$1.84 M * **Working Capital:** **‑CA$3.18 M (negative)** **The Real:** Despite some revenue growth, the company is **not profitable** and has **negative margins**, meaning it spends more than it earns. The bullish thesis depends almost entirely on speculative future export growth, not current financial strength.
**📊 Latest Financials (TTM / Most Recent Reported)** * **Revenue:** CA$10.31 M * **Gross Profit:** CA$1.86 M * **Net Income:** <span style="color:red">‑CA$3.13 M (negative)</span> * **Operating Income:** <span style="color:red">‑CA$1.93 M (negative)</span> **📉 Margins (TTM)** * **Gross Margin:** 17.99% * **Net Profit Margin:** <span style="color:red">‑30.33% (negative)</span> **💡 Other Key Figures** * **Cash & Cash Equivalents:** CA$0.7 M * **Total Debt:** CA$1.84 M * **Working Capital:** <span style="color:red">‑CA$3.18 M (negative)</span> **The Real:** Despite some revenue growth, the company is **not profitable** and has **negative margins**, meaning it spends more than it earns. The bullish thesis depends almost entirely on speculative future export growth, not current financial strength.
ImmunityBio, Inc. (26CA.F) is up 34% as of now.
ImmunityBio, Inc. (26CA.F) is up 34% as of now.
We have [Douglas](https://douglas.research.mcgill.ca/) and [Philippe-Pinel](https://pinel.qc.ca/?CultureCode=en-CA), which both have judicial wards, in Montreal dude. Not everywhere is the same.
Didn’t read about it, but every federal program has fraud, here’s recent dentist Medicare fraud convictions from Google: Key Cases and Convictions (2022–2024) $18 Million False Claims (2024): An Imperial County, CA dentist was sentenced to over three years in prison for submitting over 7,000 false claims for non-covered procedures like bone grafts. $6 Million Pediatric Medicaid Fraud (2024): A Houston dental clinic operator was convicted for a scheme that involved fraudulent billing for pediatric fillings that were never performed, with some services performed by unlicensed individuals. $3.8 Million Fraud Scheme (2019): A Los Angeles dentist received 40 months in prison for billing Medi-Cal and private insurers for unrendered services. Unlicensed Dentistry Fraud (2018/2019): An unlicensed dentist was sentenced to two years in prison for billing for procedures he was not licensed to perform and for paying kickbacks to patients. Upcoding and Double Billing (2017/2018): A West Virginia dentist was sentenced to five years in prison for billing over $700,000 in fraudulent, upcoded, or duplicate claims to Medicaid. Damaging Patients' Teeth (2022): A Wisconsin dentist was sentenced to 54 months (4.5 years) in prison for a scheme that involved breaking patients' teeth to justify billing for crowns.
He's been around here for 8+ years, likely CA based, and likely in CS/software. I'd give them benefit of the doubt.
LOL. Like everyone in CA or NY or NJ or Boston is a HCOL Yuppy? I'm in Boston (duh), and the AVERAGE cost of a single family home here is now like $800k+
If you got a $900k mortgage (say in a HCOL like NYC or CA), at 7.x% over the last 2-3 yrs, this is going to save you a meaningful chuck of $$$. Not going to help someone who bought a $250k condo at 6.5% in Idaho, as it typically takes 0.75-1% savings to make a ReFi worthwhile.
Wild you would have a position with such size (roughly 1/4 mil) and obviously the time you had on the CA had to be less than 3 weeks…. 3 weeks to lose it all sheeeeeesh
Kinda interesting how Jensen was the only one to publicly say he was okay with that controversial CA tax proposal
Their **average** monthly revenue per US/CA user is $68.44. That includes most of us who never click an ad. Thats massive. All companies are ad companies at this point. Even Chrysler, Samsung, Roku and Walmart. Meta is the best one. If ads fizzle out you’ll have like 95% of the S&P crash. What fuels earnings reports these days outside chips and ads? Can you imagine consumer companies just going back to their 5% profit margins? PEs will send the market down to 4000
Central CA is, like, Fresno. Thats it
Central CA is just another name for Bakersfield, a place that very few people realize is in existence 🤣
BREAKING: US purchases GREENLAND in an all cash deal. The country is immediately renamed REDLANDS and will be modeled after its famous counterpart in San Bernardino, CA
Just to clarify on the dilution aspect In early 2025, they did a **private placement**, converting a loan into **2,702,703 new shares** (\~5% dilution from that event alone) I got closer to **15–20% per year** on average (not the ultra-high >50% that some microcaps do, but definitely not zero either). But note this is based on **reported issuance events** (IPO + private placement) - not automatic periodic dilution. **IPO launched February, 2024** so of course they cant dilute shares between 2020-2023 haha. However, they only dilute when capital is needed which is common for small-cap stocks. Also These large EPC contracts require working capital - possibly leading to **further share dilution or financing** if operating cash flow isn’t yet strong. Furthermore, SolarMax secured a **\~$127.3 million EPC contract** for a **430 MWh battery storage project in Pecos County, Texas**. This was announced around **August 2025** and marked a major entry into utility-scale storage in Texas. It is expected to be completed **June 30, 2026**. Some information about their product: * SolarMax has been **installing solar since 2008** and has done *thousands of installations.* * It has a **local manufacturing facility** in Riverside, CA, for some panels — which is rare for U.S. installers. * They rank among **a handful of U.S. solar companies with high reliability claims** (though independent verification varies). Historically, SolarMax was more focused on: **residential & commercial installations + small battery backup systems.** But recently, the company has pivoted to: Massive utility-scale battery storage projects you mentioned. These aren’t *typical “products” sold off the shelf* \- they’re *large, customized infrastructure builds* SolarMax executes as the main contractor (EPC) They are *not just a panel maker* \- they operate as an **integrated solar services company**, and recent contracts reflect a shift toward **large, bespoke battery storage infrastructure** business rather than relying solely on small system sales. Do your on dd but I don't find myself in the nuclear sector (requires way too high execution) and I'm not sure of the hype behind it. Solar panels are quick and effective, and environmentally friendly they have YEARS of experience in the field so I see a good chance of them pulling it off. CEO David Hsu is experienced and rather credible - especially for a niche renewable firm - but not a transformational energy industry titan. His leadership is solid for growth, though success at massive utility-scale projects (vs residential installs) will test the team’s capacity. To be honest, long term they have a lot of potential, thank you for pointing this gem out.
Their plan is to run short routes to specific heliports in large cities. They bought Hawthorne Airport in CA and have agreements in place in Chicago.
CA 8s working on a law to charge a 5% wealth on all billionaires. We do say corporations are people yea?
Meanwhile in CA we’re deep in the $4s lol
Makes sense now, Donnie just announced so many promises to depts that will add to the debt from increasing budget on his favored depts, bribing Greenlanders, Mexicans, Canadians, Argentinians, etc... Probably needs more cash for the military checks and our checks, housing bonds (aka **bailout**), more tax cuts and probably something to offset CA's billionaire's tax to stargate kick backs to stock in startups. How to pay for it all? On loan of course! Lower interest rates are critical now to all this. A house of cards & the fed is the bottom card.. BUT Donnie should be doing this in April (1 month before JPow retires), but instead guy shot his load way too early. Forgot to take his Hims.
Sure is in CA where most of these AI companies are based
it's illegal in a handful of states (NY, CA, CT, ME, MA) but otherwise yea merchants in general are starting to do this more.
I'm a CA, read many through university and for work exams. Don't find them that useful personally
Penalty is 2.5%, so still better than selling taxable brokerage assets to pay K12 since CA doesn’t have separate capital gains rates. So 9.3% marginal rate would pay 11.8% instead of 24.3% (9.3% + 15%) federal.
And penalty on top. Same for CA and Roth rollover.
Been to LA, San Jose, Escondido, SF, Napa area, Sacramento, SD, Palm Springs, Monterey, every national park, Tahoe. Some many times. Every major city in America has better wealth balance than every city in CA. CA is way out of balance.
I've been to all 50 for many days at a time and am pissed off at CA. They hold themselves out as the beacon of society while the wealth imbalance chock-fucks their people. They could find a better path. This being said, there is no perfect state. There's awesomeness and crap everywhere.
Yes, but some states place restrictions on this. For example, CA does not treat withdrawals for K-12 expenses as tax-free and will tax those at regular income rates.
Everything being built in my area is luxury townhomes start at over $200k or luxury single family starting at over $300k. All the new apartments being built are in the $1200 for 1br, $1500 2br price range. This is upstate SC, not CA, NY, or TX.
I am guessing that this is an example of what you are saying? There are millions of Democrats in Texas and millions of Republicans in California. Just because a state is "blue," it doesn’t mean they’re in the hands of Democrats. I asked Gemini to build me a little basic table to show what I mean: 2024 Election results in NYC/NY State - cross referenced with gun ownership rates: NYC - HARRIS + 37% - gun owners 5% NY state- TRUMP +3% gun owners- 25% NY, CA, FL, etc., are all very similar. Of course, Dems have guns - just far fewer. And then ones that do, aren't the weirdos with purple hair, cow nose-rings, etc.
>All politicians 100% want to take your guns away A weird take when Texas exists. Also CA has around 400k gun owners, more than any other state other than TX