To: Hope Praytochange who wrote (630 ) 12/25/2012 5:49:06 PM From: joseffy 1 Recommendation Respond to California’s Largest Corporation is Headed for the Exit Daniel Greenfield t frontpagemag.com it seems to be making the move to becoming Texas’ largest corporation instead.Employees at Chevron’s San Ramon corporate headquarters received an unexpected email yesterday. It notified them that a quarter of their jobs are being moved from California to Texas. That’s 800 jobs out the door which gives Chevron a larger presence in Texas than it still has in California.Forbes noted that Comcast Campbell’s Soup , which padlocked its Sacramento factory, displacing some 700 workers. The company decided to move production to Texas, North Carolina and even Ohio of all places. Anywhere but California. The new motto is no longer “Go West, Young Man.” That dates back from the days when you could escape over-regulated areas for a fresh start in the West. Now it’s “Go East, Young Man.”Forbes magazine this month ranked California one of the 10 worst states for business based on six factors: business costs, labor supply, regulatory environment, current economic climate, growth prospects and quality of life. But surely this is another problem that can be solved with more taxes. If we just invest more money in the schools, then the next generation of Californians will be divided between those who stay and collect welfare checks and those who get the hell out.
