[manigandham]

> "make it clear you don’t want to have a discussion"

We are literally having a discussion. Does it only count if we agree? Call it a debate then if you must.

And yes the money does disappear. It's called waste, a very common problem with how governments spend money. The quality of life and govt services in SF and CA are not commensurate with the taxes collected.

The wider point is that ratio of avg income to expenses is worse in CA than FL. This is what "adjusted" cost of living means, and is regardless of various specific niches and industries that you're focusing on.

If you still think FL is worse than fine, just move to CA. You might love it here, but I doubt you will once you realize just how bad the politics are, which was what the original claim was.

[mrgordon]

"make it clear you don’t want to have a discussion on the issues"

You literally chopped off the last three words to try to make it sound like it said something different. Saying that when you pay more taxes it just blanketly disappears is both demonstrably false and clearly an exaggeration to the point of no longer being a discussion on the issues.

I spent over a decade living in California. I'm well aware what its like.

[manigandham]

What else are we discussing other than the issues? Do you have an actual argument? First you said Miami isn't better than SF, then you compared Florida and California based on service workers vs software engineers while ignoring the cost of living actuarials, and now... you're arguing that California doesn't waste taxes?

Based on what? Taxes are the highest and constantly increasing, meanwhile every possible metric about livability, govt services and quality of life have dropped drastically. It's absolute fact that tax money is being wasted and the state is insolvent with a severe deficit. [1][2][3][4]

Do you have any actual evidence to the contrary? Is living here for a decade supposed to mean something? Because I've lived here 2.5 decades and millions of other residents agree with my assessment. Please discuss or show something that backs up your claims now.

1) https://www.businessinsider.com/california-worst-quality-of-... 2) https://observer.com/2019/05/california-homeless-crisis-san-... 3) https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/30/tax-hike-on-california-milli... 4) https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-fires-damage-cli...