Very sad situation indeed in Kalifornia. I had thought I would stay and fight, but more and more it is like swiming upstream in a river of communist rats, each one taking a nip or two as they float by.
The job market in the PRK is very bad, the worst I have seen, I have been here since 1960. Prices for energy, food, everything is higher in price than in other states.
Taxes! Ah yes, the demorats sure do know how to tack a tax, sur-charge, fee on everything. Taxes, are expected to go even higher. The cost of running a business in the PRK is very, very high -- established corporations are leaving in droves, of course no new businesses coming into the state.
I am retired, own my home, all of the financial problems don't have much effect, but so much intrusion into ones civil rights, gun rights.... Security cameras going up everywhere in the state, more every day, they watch and pry into every single thing one does. The k12 and higher education system in the PRK is beyond repair. The police here, in my opinion, based on some contact over the past 42 years seem to think, IMO that everyone except them is a criminal, they swagger around with an attitude of don't bother me boy, can't you see I'm busy! Not all police but, far too many. According to a friend who recently went through a Southern Kalif. Police Academy, the new officers are being taught that the public is the enemy, in particular older citizens, because older citizens know what is happening and resent it, therefore are a danger to police in general. All police departments in the PRK derive a large part of their yearly budget from property seizure and asset forfeiture, thus spend a major portion of their time searching tax records and banking records to discover who in the community has assets that can be seized, they are not required to have a reason, they just knock down doors, seize property and bank accounts. People can't fight it, they are left with nothing, can not even afford to hire an attorney. It would do no good -- nothing is ever recovered from property and assets seized. My friend was quite shocked at the police attitude and is very concerned, as I am about the future here in the PRK, in the U.S..
I had decided to stay and try to change what could be changed, it is difficult, perhaps an impossible task. I may have to move to a free state if things get much worse. I think it is going to be very hard for everyone in years ahead, I admit I fear for the safety of my family and friends, we may be close to the time when the government starts rounding up selected citizens and placing them in work/slave labor camps. A hard road ahead for sure.
Just a few thoughts, honest observations from the PRK. No I am not a cynic, my only claim is that I am a genuine american patriot.
Giant
