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Eric_Holder says

Didn't France try this not long ago only to quickly scuttle the whole thing?

Sweden too.

Fraud in Minnesota ???

How about California. The report in today was for $250 billion or about the entire GDP of Nigeria.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-accused-of-losing-250-billion-to-fraud-in-largest-state-scandal-ever/ss-AA1U93MS?pc=HCTS

... and they say it like it's a bad thing.

Patrick says

Today's Palo Alto Daily:

That is just optics for public consumption out of a call very likely from a republican politician part of soft kickback.
Irrespective of where these people live, their tax bracket is always lower.
He continues run his same online meetings from “FL” instead of “Palo Alto, CA” for some time while the accounts get adjusted!

Misc says

Fraud in Minnesota ???

How about California. The report in today was for $250 billion or about the entire GDP of Nigeria.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-accused-of-losing-250-billion-to-fraud-in-largest-state-scandal-ever/ss-AA1U93MS?pc=HCTS

... and they say it like it's a bad thing.

California is famous for paying a billion in unemployment bennies to prison inmates in just five months of 2020.

Misc says

How about California. The report in today was for $250 billion or about the entire GDP of Nigeria.

They don't say what time frame that is. Every year?

Brave AI:

The California state budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, proposed by Governor Gavin Newsom, totals $348.9 billion

Anyway, $250 billion among the state's ~40 million people is $6,250 taken in fraud from every single resident, including babies.

Booger says

Patrick says

Today's Palo Alto Daily:

I bet this guy pays a lot in income taxes to the state of CA. Probably enough to justify another state tax increase just from him leaving.

Now opportunity to buy multimillion dollars mansions at discount. Wait... do I need to be another billionaire to buy?

LOL! More like many illegals and bambinos bailed out, like the primary school down kitty corner from us in Santa Cruz. Illegals are a major 'growth' and budgeting excuse for the Cali Teacher's Union. The school in Santa Cruz has dropped dramatically in kids, fewer cars, less traffic jamming. I haven't seen a crossing guard in a while. They hung hoodies on the entrance fence for a while designating all the lost students.

Traffic on our routes continues to diminish, especially the Sunol Grade-ometer. That one carries traffic from the Bay Area back out to the central valley.

Ceffer says

The school in Santa Cruz has dropped dramatically in kids, fewer cars, less traffic jamming.

CA 1978 Prop 13 put golden handcuffs to all property owners in the state. After kids are gone, some of the parents used to trade houses to young families with school age kids to utilize school neighborhood houses. Most neighborhoods stuck with old folks and force the schools shutdown with declining enrollment as the housing costs have pushed many young families out of these areas, leading to fewer students.

Housing Stagnation and "Lack of Kids"

There is a subtle but powerful link between Prop 13 and the "lack of kids":
The Lock-in Effect: Because property taxes only reassess when a home is sold, long-term homeowners have a massive financial incentive never to move.

Demographic Shift: This "lock-in" can prevent younger families with school-aged children from moving into established neighborhoods. Over decades, neighborhoods that once teemed with children become "older," leading to the declining enrollment that forces school closures today.

When you look at the current school closures in good neighborhoods through the lens of "Prop 13 Karma," you’re essentially seeing a 45-year-old policy "coming home to roost."